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QUICK ON THE DRAW
Edited by Madelyn Miller, the TravelLady
 On November 4, 2006, Santa Fe's Eldorado Hotel hosts the
thirteenth annual Santa Fe Art Auction. Since 1994, the SFAA has established
itself as the Southwest's largest auction of classic Western art. Focusing
primarily on the works of the artists of the renowned Santa Fe Art Colony and
the Taos Society of Artists, as well as the historically significant painters
and sculptors of the American West, the list of artists whose works have come
under the gavel of the SFAA is a who's who of western art. Frederic Remington,
Charles M. Russell, Joseph Henry Sharp, Henry Farny, E. Martin Hennings, Victor
Higgins and Thomas Moran were all featured in last year's auction that drew more
than 400 people to bid on the 285 lots. 2005 boasted a record-breaking total of
$3.7m with the highest price of $370,000 being paid for Charles Marion Russell's
watercolor 'Blackfeet And Shoshone.'
 Among the significant pieces in this year's auction is Birger Sandzen's 'Autumn
Symphony.' Painted in 1930, it was bought by Kansas Senator Henry Allen who hung
it in the magnificent home he had commissioned from Frank Lloyd Wright. When
Allen sold the house to Wichita oilman Ed Adair in 1947, the painting remained,
hanging in the reception hall above the fireplace. 'Autumn Symphony' was painted
in Estes Park, Colorado where the Swedish-born Sandzen was inspired to create
some of his best work including this masterpiece. With an estimate of $250,000 -
$350,000, 'Autumn Symphony' is the largest ever Sandzen work to be sold in
auction and confirms his reputation as one of the most sought after Western
artists.
 Frank Tenney Johnson's 'Coming Up On The Trail' is another of the highlights
being offered in this year's sale, along with works by Gustave Baumann, Edward
Borein, Eanger Irving Couse, Gerard Curtis Delano, Maynard Dixon, Henry Farny,
Leon Gaspard, Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell, Thomas Moran and John
Henry Sharp. In addition to pieces by such established names, the SFAA is also
selling works of modern and contemporary art, confirming the 2006 Santa Fe Art
Auction as the place to be for collectors and fans of Western art.
Santa Fe Art Auction 2006
Saturday, November 4, 2006
Eldorado Hotel, Santa Fe, New Mexico
For further information, contact the SFAA at:
P.O Box 2437
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2437
Tel: (505) 954 5858
Fax: (505) 954 5754
Email:
curator@santafeartauction.com
http://www.santafeartauction.com
MORE GOOD THINGS TO DO IN SANTA FE
WHERE TO STAY
LA FONDA ON THE PLAZA
100 E. San Francisco
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
800-523-5002
www.lafondasantafe.com
The Inn of the Five Graces
150 E. DeVargas Street
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
T: 505.992.0957
F: 505.955.0549
info@fivegraces.com
www.fivegraces.com
Inn on the Alameda,
505- 984-2121, 800-289-2122
www.inn-alameda.com
Bishop’s Lodge Resort and Spa
800-732-2240
www.bishopslodge.com
La Posada de Santa Fe Resort and Spa
505-982-5474, 800-5276
www.rockresorts.com
Inn of the Anasazi
505-988-3030, 800-688-8100
www.innoftheanasazi.com
Inn and Spa at Loretto
505-988-5531
http://www.hotelloretto.com
WHERE TO EAT
Inn of the Anasazi, 505-988-3236
Amaya at Santa Fe Hotel
Geronimo’s 505-988-5531
The Restaurant at the Inn and Spa at Loretto 505-988-5531
The Compound Restaurant, 505-982-4353
The Old House, Eldorado Hotel, 505-988-4455
Fuego Restaurant, La Posada Resort, 505-954-9670 be sure to try the foie gras
SantaCafe, 231 Washington Ave. 800-252-8570 or 505-984-1788.
Café Pasquals, 505-983-9340 (if you are traveling alone or in a hurry, ask to
sit at the community table)
Bumble Bee’s Baja Grill 505-820-2862. Healthy fast food, made fresh. Truly where
the natives eat.
BEST VIEW OF THE CHEFS WITHOUT THEIR CLOTHES ON
Order the Santa Fe Nude Chefs calendar.($19.95.) All profits from the sale of
the calendar will be donated to The Yaxche Learning Center Scholarship Program
in Taos, New Mexico, the non-profit educational organization that benefits needy
children from diverse indigenous backgrounds.
1. Order Online:
www.taoscooking.com
2. Email Lisa Cancro, Director of the Taos School of Cooking at:
leela@newmex.com
3. Call: 505-751-4419
4. Mail: Taos School of Cooking, 4100 NDCBU, Taos, NM 87571
BAR WITH THE BEST VIEW
Belltower Bar in La Fonda
505-954-3599, 800-523-50002
BEST SUNDAY BRUNCH
ELDORADO HOTEL
www.eldoradohotel.com
505-988-4455
BEST GUACAMOLE
LA FONDA
BLACK BOOK FOR CHOCOLATE LOVERS (maybe I should say
dark semi-sweet brown book)
Café Paris Bakery, 31 Burro Alley, (505) 986-1688
Chocolate Maven, 821 San Mateo Road, (505) 984-1980
Cloud Cliff Bakery and Cafe鬠1805
Second Street,
www.cloudcliff.com
Delectables, 720 St. Michael's Drive, Suite 2M, 438-8152
Ohori's Coffee, Tea & Chocolate, 507 Old Santa Fe Trail, (505) 982-9692
Senor Murphy Candy Maker, 1904 Chamisa Street, 1-877-988-4311
Todos Santos Chocolates and Confections, 125 East Palace Avenue #31, (505)
982-3855
Gourmet Fudge and Wedding Favors
(505)856-8242
1-877-423-8343
1-877-42FUDGE
sandra_todieforfudge@msn.com
Bumble Bee’s Baja Grill 505-820-2862 Try anything baked by
Katalyna Weil. She does a mean cowboy crunch and Mexican espresso brownies. I
love the cowgirl kisses
Kakawa Chocolate House, Mark Sciscenti, Chocolate
connoisseur, Pasty chef and Certified Herbalist. 505-438-3402.
sunsilver@earthlink.net
Try his chocolate truffles and authentic historic chocolate drinks. My favorite
was the chocolate chilli drink.
FAVORITE FLAVORS OF SANTA FE
Pear Mascapone Soup at Fuego in La Posada.
Chocolate Terraine at Hotel Santa Fe
Guacamole at La Fonda
RANDOM THOUGHT
Why does it seem that everyone is Santa Fe is either a chef or a massage
therapist or has a family member who is? Maybe that is why you get such great
food and massages in Santa Fe.
WHAT TO DO
Browse Canyon Road. This gallery row features an amazing assortment of fine art,
crafts, antiques, jewelry, clothing and restaurants.
Santa Fe School of Cooking
Take the taste of Santa Fe home by enjoying cooking classes featuring Santa Fe’s
top chefs whipping up everything from traditional Northern New Mexican cuisine
to contemporary Southwest. 505-983-4511
If you can’t get there, buy the book. THE SANTA FE SCHOOL OF COOKING COOKBOOK by
Susan Curtis.
Gibbs Smith, Publisher
www.gibbs-smith.com
Santa Fe Opera. One of the most famous in the world.
www.santafeopera.org.
FLEA MARKET. If you are there on a weekend, check out the flea market by the
Opera. Tesuque Flea Market is the official name, but no one calls it that. The
land it is on is owned by the Indians. Only open in warmer weather.
GET A MASSAGE
Shanah Spa and Wellness Center at the Bishop’s Lodge Resort and Spa. Ask for
Lanka. My favorite treatments are Native Purification Polish and Native Stone
Massage. 1-800-9shanah. You will want to reserve ahead.
The Bishop’s Lodge Resort and Spa
P.O. Box 2367
Bishop’s Lodge Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
800.732.2240; 505.983.6377;
www.bishopslodge.com
ShaNah Spa Telephone: (505) 819-4000;
www.shanahspa@bishopslodge.com
Avanyu Spa
Get a Avanyu Body Bliss at with Nancy DeMill. Your body will be thankful from
the top of your scalp down to your toes.
La Posada de Santa Fe
330 E. Palace Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Office: 505.954.9631
Fax: 505.954.9761
www.rockresorts.com
10,000 Waves, 505-982-9304. Indulge in an outdoor massage
while nimble fingers soothe out any stress. Call ahead because this is a very
popular place. If you are adventurous, have an underwater Watsu massage.
SHOP FOR ART AND COWBOY BOOTS
Stop by Back at the Ranch, where Wendy Lane has been making fashion cowboy boots
for the past 15 years. I believe she pretty much "owns" this niche. She has lots
of celebrity clients, including the Governor of New Mexico.
www.backattheranch.com.
209 East Marcy Street
888-96 boots
505-989-8110
ART BROWSING
SITE Santa Fe is located at 1606 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM
WWW.SITESANTAFE.ORG
Minkay Andean Art
The unique and original pieces on display include brilliantly-crafted, ceramics,
evocative retablos with hand-made figurines using boiled potato and plaster by
famed artist Nicario Jimenez. The collection also includes colorful and
intricate Andrean textiles, Alpaca garments and objects used in the traditional
folk medicine in the Andes.
233 Canyon Road
www.minkay.com
505-820-2210
The Turquoise Trail leads to Hotel Santa Fe...
Just check out the fashion-conscious these days, and what you'll find is a
plethora of turquoise, the deep blue of a summer sky, the perfect contrast for a
summer tan, and the stone that for centuries has been the sacred stone and
favorite adornment of Native Americans. So where would you expect to find the
turquoise Mother Lode? Just follow the Turquoise Trail to the Picuris Art and
Gift Shop at Hotel Santa Fe, where Manager Joan Greer has assembled a stellar
collection of turquoise jewelry gleaned from neighboring reservations and
pueblos and at prices that permit loading on the treasures, Native-American
style. For example, there's a 5-strand necklace of turquoise beads or a
single-strand necklace of turquoise heishi - the flat turquoise beads that are a
specialty of Santo Domingo Pueblo -- mixed with nuggets. Hand-hammered coin
silver beads are interspersed with turquoise beads, while oversize nuggets of
turquoise make impressive earrings. The pièce de resistance: an impressive
silver-and-turquoise concho belt, guaranteed to create a sensation back home.
GREAT TIMES TO VISIT
Don’t miss the ArtFeast benefit event in late February.
http://www.travellady.com/Issues/February04/OneofSantaFes.htm
Souper Bowl Project
contact
Director@thefooddepot.org to reach Sherry Hooper, the Director of the Food
Depot, which organizes this event; their phone number is 505-471-1633
Wine and Chile festival
info@santafewineandchile.org
Annual Santa Fe Market, a free public celebration of the
colorful arts, crafts, jewelry and cultures of Native Americans and the American
Southwest. Usually the first weekend in April
(619) 296-3161 or visit
www.BazaarDelMundo.com
GREAT GUIDEBOOKS
HIDDEN PICTURE-PERFECT ESCAPES SANTA FE & TAOS
By Richard Harris
Ulysses Press
www.ulyssespress.com
CULINARY NEW MEXICO
The Ultimate Food Lover’s Guide
By Sally Moore
Fulcrum Publishing
www.fulcrum-books.comn
THE NEW MEXICO GUIDE
By Don and Barbara Laine
Fulcrum Publising
www.fulcrum.com
Hidden Southwest
By Richard Harris
Ulysses Press
www.ulyssespress.com
LET’S GO ADVENTURE GUIDE SOUTHWEST USA 2003
ST MARTIN’S PRESS
www.stmartins.com
Ski America and Canada has the best and most detailed
overview of Santa Fe from a winter tourist/skier/snowboarder's perspective.
The new edition (15th) will be in bookstores about mid October.
Available from most bookstores, Amazon, bn.com and
www.worldleisure.com
MORE ABOUT NEW MEXICO
THE OLD WEST
TRAVEL HISTORIC AMERICA
Explore ghost towns, Pioneer trails, Spanish Missions and more.
Fodor’s
www.fodors.com
MOON HANDBOOKS NEW MEXICO
By Stephen Metzger
Avalon Travel
www.moon.com
BEST SOUTHWEST COOKBOOKS
ON THE CHILE TRAIL
100 great recipes from across America
By Coyote Joe
Gibbs Smith, Publisher
www.gibbs-smith.com
SEASONAL SOUTHWEST COOKING
By Barbara Pool Fenzel
Foreword by Jacques Pepin
Contemporary recipes and menus for every occasion
Northland Publishing
www.northlandbooks.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION
SANTA FE: 800-777-2489
http://www.santafe.org
http://www.skisantafe.com
BEST FREEBIE
The Official 2004 Santa Fe Visitors Guide - A Free Guide to Santa Fe:
The 2004 Santa Fe Visitors Guide produced by the Santa Fe Convention & Visitors
Bureau has been updated for 2004 and is free for the asking. The 98 page guide
has everything a visitor needs to plan a stay in Santa Fe including articles or
listings of attractions, lodging, shopping, day trips, restaurants and cuisine,
the city's prolific art scene, activities for kids, the city's romantic side,
edu-tourism, historic and cultural background of Santa Fe, a 2004 calendar of
events and more. The four-color glossy magazine is filled with beautiful new
images of Santa Fe and is THE resource for getting the most out of a Santa Fe
visit. For a free 2004 Santa Fe Visitors Guide call, 800-777-2489,
505-955-6200, or visit www.santafe.org.
BEST WAY TO GET THERE
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES: 800-435-9792
http://www.southwest.com
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