Landscape Arch

We took another trip to Moab this fall. The day we took the short hike to Landscape Arch it rained. All the rocks had a sheen glow to them, changing the usually dry landscape. It was cold too, soaking clear through my sweatshirt. When hiking down the slick rocks from Partition Arch, we had to crab walk down the red rock water slides. I finished this piece last weekend even though I started it several months ago. Sometimes you have to study the real thing to make it work. At the visitor center at Arches National Park, they'll tell you about a portion of this arch falling out just a few years ago, making this a very temporary natural sculpture. The thinnest point is less than 6 feet thick. It's amazing to think Landscape arch (as wide as a football field) took a billion years to make, but can turn to simply sand and rubble in only a breath's notice. See the real thing while you can. This one is 16 in x 20 in and has been sold to a good friend of mine. Prints are now available.

Blue Mountains

A great thing about creating is the ability to adjust old ideas into new ones-especially the real muddy ideas. Originally this idea was from a photo taken in the Swiss Alps. There is a "Things to Come" post about it below. It could easily be called "Things That Come, Simply to Pass"There is a huge maple tree in Logan, Utah somewhere along 200 East. Trying to avoid Main Street traffic on the way to see my nephews, I used the detour. I also had my camera in the bag next to me and was stopped a long time at a busy intersection. When I took the photo, from my car window, the yellow maple against the blue sky, the car behind me honked. Suddenly it was clear. This piece has recently been sold. Prints are available. The first print was given to a friend from near Logan, Utah.