Dawn on the Rio Chama Posted on October 31, 2011 by Ocean This is a huge (8 feet by 5 feet) painting of a an early winter dawn on the Rio Chama, in northern New Mexico. The first light of the sun is cutting in below the clouds, illuminating the cliff side, and the foreground river. Dawn on the Rio Chama, Oil on Linen, 96″ x 60″