William Skrips

If you are looking at art in Santa Fe or Madrid, you must go to see Bill Skrips! He is an artist, not a gallery per se, but this is the only category I could put him in.
Cerrillos is a little off the beaten path, but well worth a trip to see Bill’s art alone (but do also stop in at Mary’s Bar, just up the street, which may be the last old west saloon in existence.)
Bill somewhat offhandedly calls himself a folk artist, but as you will see, his art is more sophisticated and challenging than most of the art you will see in Santa Fe (and there is some very good art in Santa Fe, which I spent a fair amount of money on, so I can attest to it.)
He does both paintings and «found object» sculpture – both types are remarkable. We had trouble deciding which piece we had to have now, and which to think about buying later.
Since words can never do art justice, I won’t try to describe it more – do yourself a favor, and check out his website, or – far better – stop by Cerrillos and see it in person, as photos can’t fully do his art justice. Probably best to call him first, as he is in and out. And don’t look for a big sign – there is NO sign! We found him only because we happened upon Cerrillos while going from Kasha Katuwe to Madrid, and happened to see his art in the windows of his studio!