April 14th, 2014
Once, while camping in the desert in Utah, I was surprised by a full lunar eclipse. The night was so bright that I could literally read a book by moonlight. The canyon walls were sandstone-warm, and red even in the semi-darkness. Somehow, despite the fact that we were all quite attuned to such celestial and […]
Posted in Acrylic, Art, Blood moon, clay art, Cycladic Art, Eclipse, Lake Powell, moon goddess, Sculpture | 3 Comments »
June 3rd, 2012
In the desert the bones of the earth are laid bare, seared and illuminated by harsh sun. Where there is water this revelation is transformed in the shimmering surface. Time becomes visible in etched and shifted cracks layered with multi-colored […]
Posted in Art, Desert, fine art, Lake Powell, painting, Photography, Southwest, Uncategorized, Utah | 4 Comments »
June 3rd, 2012
In the desert the bones of the earth are laid bare, seared and illuminated by harsh sun. Where there is water this revelation is transformed in the shimmering surface. Time becomes visible in etched and shifted cracks layered with multi-colored […]
Posted in Art, Desert, fine art, Lake Powell, painting, Photography, Southwest, Uncategorized, Utah | 4 Comments »
June 1st, 2012
There are those who think Lake Powell is an environmental desecration. I agree. It was a mistake. A political pork barrel. A great tragedy in process. Many say it will fill with silt and sand within a few hundred years and cease to exist. But the old adage: ‘when you are given lemons, make lemonade’ […]
Posted in Acrylic, Birding, David Drummond, Desert, Lake Powell, painting, Plein air painting, Sculpture, Southwest, Thomas Moran, Wildlife Art | 6 Comments »