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.