Comprehensive remodeling of existing landscaping in Arroyo Hondo, Santa Fe - currently under construction
I was recently honored to be selected to design the new Zozobra 100 Year Monument. This project, located at the Fort Marcy park complex in Santa Fe, is going to start construction Spring 2025
I am an experienced home & landscape & interior designer, artist and photographer who lives & works in Santa Fe, NM.
My background includes decades of experience in both custom home design and construction. This includes all aspects of home, landscaping, lighting, interior and custom furniture design.
My interest in art and photography has led me to produce both Fine Art works as well as mastering the skills needed for outstanding Real Estate and Architectural photography, including still and video images along with ‘Matterport’ and drone imaging.
During the course of my practice, I have designed many hundreds of projects, ranging from modest additions to incredible luxury homes. I have been honored with both local and national design awards. A large part of my work has involved extensive whole house remodels done in the demanding environment of our local Historic Districts review and administrative boards of the City of Santa Fe.
Over the years, I have also worked for noted local builders learning the art and science of new home design and construction. I have a comprehensive knowledge and experience base related to all aspects of custom home development, including navigating permit and building requirements and agencies.
Working with me to realize your dreams, you will always have my undivided attention and full involvement, providing you with unmatched, turn-key design services from start to finish.
Current projects
Unless noted otherwise, all images copyrighted by Owen Nelson 2024
Home Design Portfolio
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Santa Fean Magazine ‘Home of the Year’ award -
Whole house remodel
All images copyrighted by Owen Nelson 2023-24, except those noted as taken by Other
Just a small sample of my award winning work
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Unless noted, all photographs are by Owen Nelson
* Photos taken by Paul Kohlman
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The digital photograph based images shown here are representative of recent work documenting unique and often quirky sights (usually, but not always) seen in and around Santa Fe, NM
Mona Lisa de Santa Fe
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stencil art on stucco wall - Florence, Italy
reflection in store window
paper paste-up on S. Fe RR red caboose-detail
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automobile “rocket” turn signal
San Francisco-bridge and outdoor sculpture (by Oldenburg)
Art Photography
grafitti and splatter on metal dumpster side
self portrait
Stencil art- side of highway bridge, S.Fe
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Non-altered) photo of Santa Fe sky
paper paste-up on S. Fe RR red caboose
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truck spotlight
“Quantum Art”- Physicists speak of the quantum basis of reality as complicated interactions between waves of energy. All things exist as a possibility, but some are more probable than others. Until those infinite probabilities are realized as what we think of as reality, they can be visualized as random collections of “what could be”. My art presents this idea by showing that when viewed very closely, the images are indeed just seemingly random groups of colored shapes. When viewed from a distance however, they become a “real”, recognizable object or scene. Click on the “select this” images here to link to a larger size, where this becomes more evident (then expand the image as much as possible in your viewer). Not just pixelation, as the random shapes and placement more accurately represent the chaotic, primal layer that gives rise to order and our normal perceived “reality”.
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stencil on utility box
bulldozer wheel
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Albuquerque aquarium
paste-up paper art by unknown artist-S. Fe
I especially enjoy recording other non-traditional artists’ work who do temporary, ephemeral art- often graffiti, paste on paper, stencils and the like. I find many of these to be “Fine” art, that is they have an underlying message contained within an accomplished presentation. Without capturing them, they soon disappear. It is an unknown, anonymous collaboration, as I add my own twist to their original work. I give credit to and applaud these unsung artists and support their efforts by photographing them before they fade away.
lion statue
paste-up paper art by unknown artist-S. Fe
Old fire truck panel
photo of local storefront
photo of local storefront
photo of local storefront
Due to my background and training in art, I consider these images to be more akin to drawing and painting. In this case, the original photograph is the canvas, the digital manipulation the pencil or brush
I am intrigued and interested in the offbeat rather than more traditional notions of what fine art is…To me, art should be intriguing and interesting…it should capture the attention and give one pause to consider. Above all, it should speak about our human experience at a deeper level than merely appealing to our eyes.
I will be changing and adding other images periodically, so please check in to see more work.