Ranchos, Ranchos, 78 x 78" acrylic on linen, 1985
Primrose Light, 72 x 72" acrylic on canvas, 1982
Study for La Sombra Diagonal, 16 x 16" acrylic on canvas
El campanario arriba de la morada de Jesus de Nazareño de Chacon, 54.25 x 54.25" acrylic on canvas, 1984
Las sombras de las vigas de San Francisco de Asis, 36 x 36" acrylic on linen, 2003
Bell Tower, Llano Media Día, acrylic on canvas, 1988
La morada atras de la iglesia de Santo Tomas de Gracia de Las Trampas, 45 x 45" acrylic on linen, 2000
La capilla de Nuestra Señora Del Carmen, 54 x 54" acrylic on linen, 1985
La lapida blanca con cielo verde, acrylic on linen
La Cruz Brillante - 30 x 30" acrylic on canvas, 1987
Ranchos con cielo gris, 30.5 x 50" acrylic on canvas
El resplandor de la luz del sol de sur, 45 x 45" acrylic on linen, 2003
Atras de la iglesia en Córdova, 40 x 54" acrylic on linen, 1980s
Atrás de la iglesia de Abeytas, 36 x 36" acrylic on linen
Con cielo oro, 74 x 74" acrylic on linen
Adumbración, 34 x 34" acrylic on canvas, 1982
Rayo, 12 x 12" acrylic on linen
Dos contrafuertes y un muro, 44 x 44" acrylic on canvas, 1982
Upper Edge of the Church at Ranchos de Taos, 27 x 27" acrylic on canvas, 1984
Contrafuerte grande, 19 x 18" acrylic on paper, 1981
Sábado de Gloria de Cundiyó Tin, 46 x 46" acrylic on canvas
El contrafuerte grande de la iglesia de Ranchos de Taos, acrylic and gold leaf on linen
La iglesia en Córdova rojo, acrylic on canvas, 1980s
Ranchos en clavel, 54 x 54" acrylic on linen, 1985
Ranchos, 48 x 46.25" acrylic on canvas
Harold Joe Waldrum's paintings of New Mexico’s adobe churches and moradas are considered his signature pieces. Taking what he learned from the Window series, Waldrum added organic form and structure to his work, mostly keeping to the square format of his Polaroid studies.
As the time he was photographing them, a few of the churches and moradas were in a state of collapse. Some dated back to the 17th century and needed a great deal of renovation. Waldrum founded the El Valle Foundation to raise consciousness and funds for the most endangered.