Terry Lawson Dunn Artworks Gallery

An Unconventional Woman
My memoir is done and ready to be released October 21st, 2026 in paperback and kindle versions! Of course, I enjoyed doing the cover art too. ORDER BOOK HERE I have always believed that our life's work is self-actualiza…
The Rainforest Cure
Pastel, Paper, 12 x 16. This small spot on earth is one of my favorites...the upper platform on the Canopy Tower in Panama, a place I've returned to many times. On this particular morning, I rose early, climbed up the 5…
Elephant Tangle - Botswana
Pastel, Paper, 15 x 12. Elephant reflections in Okavango Delta at sunset.
Daintree Mist
Pastel, Paper, 18.5in x 15in. After many years of studying and spending time in rainforests, I was looking forward to seeing the primal rainforest that used to be continentally connected to the American rainforests. The…
Orange-bellied Trogon
Pastel, Paper, 8in x 8in. One thing I love about the tropics is the spectacular and unexpected wildlife you can find even in tiny patches of rainforest. After traversing farm fields, with the sound of chickens behind us…
Temple of Stone, Zion
Pastel, Paper, 25in x 19in. There are only a couple ways into Zion National Park now...by shuttle or by bike. Last month, we chose bikes (electric, because it's not a short distance in and out). It was a quiet, blissful…
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Pastel, Paper, 8in x 8in. Red-Legged Honeycreeper. Yep, another bird that I didn't know existed before I landed in the Panamanian rainforest for the first time 40 (!!) years ago. What a crazy bird! Those legs really are…
Amazon Kingfisher
Pastel, Paper, 8in x 8in. Here's the third one in my series of little paintings of tropical birds. This is an Amazon Kingfisher, seen in Panama. Whether it's always the same individual or a few generations of individual…
Collared Aracari
Pastel, Paper, 8in x 8in. I'm re-living Panama memories with a series of small tropical bird paintings! This is a young Collared-Aracari (a type of toucan...I guess that's obvious) that I saw out the windows of the Cano…
Kuranda, Australia
Pastel, Paper, 16 in x 12 in. On a recent trip to Australia, we took a historic train through the ancient rainforest to Kuranda. The train stops at an overlook where there is a view of a jumbled, roaring waterfall. My i…
Where Hippos Roam
Pastel, Paper, 8in x 12in. There are times when plein aire painting does not make sense. This is one of them. Standing a short distance from the shore, at a time of day when hippos are splashing, grunting and thinking a…
When a Tree Falls in the Rainforest
Pastel, Paper, 16 in x 12 in. This painting was pure joy to create! I recently returned from my seventh trip to the tropical rainforests of Costa Rica. Rainforests are such magical places...the colors, the details, the…
Balule Huntress
Pastel, Paper, 9 in x 16 inches. While on the Balule nature reserve in South Africa, we watched four lionesses go from resting in the late day shade to stalking an adult giraffe that they wouldn't likely catch. The inst…
Hindsight
Pastel, Paper, 16 in x 12 in. This dear elephant was in a pocket of green vegetation in northern Kruger National Park, South Africa on my recent trip there. It's the dry season, so this elephant was completely absorbed…
Scottish Train Window
Pastel, Paper, 13.5 in x 10.5 in. From the time he was born, I've longed to go to Scotland with my son, where his father's side of the family can trace their ancestry to the year 1057. We made the trip in March of 2024.…
Timescape Travelers 2
Pastel, Paper, 24 inches x 48 inches. This spectacular herd of elephants came excitedly down the hillside right as we hopped back into our safari vehicle in South Africa. Elephants are close to my heart...their intellig…
Rugrats
Pastel, Paper, 11 x 15. This was a commissioned piece of two siblings intwined on the floor. So sweet!
Bosque
Pastel, Paper, 16 in x 12 in. Sometimes a common, everyday scene can bring attention to the beauty that's around us. This is an unofficial walking path heading from a parking lot to the riparian area around the Rio Gran…
Twenty First Fall
Pastel, Paper, 16 in x 12 in. I adore living by the base of the Sandia Mountains! This painting is from a location I hike multiple times a month and I've been going that route for the 21 Falls that I have lived here. Fa…
Inside Angel
Pastel, Paper, 20 in x 28 in. This painting is very special to me. I trekked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and back out over three days with the intent of finding inspiration for new work. I wanted to capture a diff…
Reroute
Pastel, Paper, 14 in x 11 in. New Mexico is amazing dressed up in snow! But, on this day, we couldn't drive any further on a dirt road heading towards Cabazon Peak and had to turn around. The dark clouds in the distance…
Spanish Cove
Pastel, Paper, 12 inches x 16 inches. Last month, as part of a unique Spanish Immersion school, we were taken on hikes each afternoon in northern Spain. On a particularly hot, humid afternoon, we were led along an ocean…
Ruminating Swiss Cows
Pastel, Paper, 10 in x 15 in. I'm not sure there are happier cows anywhere in the world than they are in Switzerland. I came upon these two in the high Alps contemplating the extraordinary view. Before I even started pa…
Never a Dull Moment:Sandias
Pastel, Paper, 12 inches x 16 inches. I am very, very lucky to live at the base of the Sandia Mountains in Albuquerque, where I can watch the light change throughout the day. I can't think of a moment in over 22 years,…
Window View
Pastel, Paper, 16 in x 12 in. The Sandia Mountains, outside my front windows have light and clouds that are ever-changing. I don't take them for granted. Everyday I open the curtains and take a look. Every sunset, I che…
Red Valley Rocks, AZ
Pastel, Paper, 21.5 in x 15 in. This beautiful little valley of red rocks is in the northwest corner of Arizona where the border meets New Mexico. I was traveling from Shiprock, New Mexico, winding through a remote, cur…
Swiss glacier
Pastel, Paper, 14 in x 11 in. This painting is from a hike near the large glacier in Grindelwald, Switzerland. While I was standing across the deep, but narrow valley between the trail and this scene, the sound of avala…
Floor to Ceiling
Pastel, Paper, 24 in x 16 in. The floor to ceiling aesthetics of the Louvre Museum in Paris was the inspiration for this painting. I didn't know what to expect from the Louvre the first time I visited, but I was brought…
Gatun Lake, Panama
Pastel, Paper, 17 in x 17 in. I worked on bird research in the Canal Zone of Panama when I was younger and try to return every year or so. This is a view from a small boat looking at the forest edge of Lake Gatun (Panam…
Summer Route
Pastel, Paper, 9 in x 19 in. My favorite season in New Mexico is Monsoon season in the summer. I can get out early on my mountain bike when it's warm enough and enjoy the rains in the afternoon. This is one of my favori…
The Moment
Pastel, Paper, 14 in x 22.5 in. The Sandia Mountains, outside my windows and in a winter mood. I never take for granted that I have these spectacular mountains right outside my door and the magical New Mexican light put…
Swiss September
Pastel, Paper, 24 in x 16 in. This verdant, green valley is just below the Eiger in Switzerland, a place I keep returning too. Coming from my New Mexico home, the particular green in Switzerland takes some adjustment to…
View Through Louvre
Pastel, Paper, 16 in x 11 in. Jet lagged and hungry, on an early morning in Paris, I sat on a low wall, eating a pastry and watching people walking to work through the grounds of the Louvre. What a spectacular commute t…
Seville Wandering
Pastel, Paper, 13.5 in x 11.5 in. I was scheduled to take a group bird watching around southern Spain, but found myself with an extra day before the tour. This scene in Sevilla, with the red tablecloths and bright light…
Monet-esque Nightstand
Acrylic, 27 in x 16 in x 14 in. The inspiration for the painting on this little nightstand is....you guessed it....Monet! This particular piece of furniture was sidelined in a friend's garage. It was a thrill to revive…
Poppy Box on Stand-1
Acrylic, 30 in x 14 in x 14 in. The Oriental poppies that grow in the gardens of Santa Fe and Taos have inspired many of my paintings on furniture! I found this little piece of furniture in a consignment store.
Redecorator's Table
Acrylic, 27 in x 22 in. In case there is any confusion with this one...all those objects on the table you see are painted by me, to look like the objects are real. I chose items that you might find on a table when someo…
sunflower bistro
Acrylic. This sunflower bistro set has a table with wrought iron legs that look like three branches (made by a local blacksmith). The chairs are vintage. I love recycling slightly worn pieces of furniture and giving the…
Hall Table
Acrylic, 24 in x 22 in x 11 in. If I have fooled you, that's what I meant to do ...all those objects on the table you see are painted by me, to look like the objects are real.