May 8th, 2013
I recently saw an exhibit by photographer Don Ross that opened a new world to me. What more can you ask of art? Don’s photographs are powerful, evocative, poetic. Walking a fine and delicate line between abstraction and stark reality, Don shares an elegance and mystery which made ME see differently. Industrial debris usually […]
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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 […]
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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 »
April 13th, 2011
This is the most magnificent, balmy atmosphere in the world– ought to take dead men out of grave. Mark Twain in Hawaii As usual, Mark Twain is correct. Hawaii does have magnificent, balmy sea breezes which rustle through the palm fronds and froth the translucent waves. I had never been to these islands before, but […]
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June 26th, 2010
All the really good ideas I ever had came to me while I was milking a cow. ~Grant Wood Grant Wood, of American Gothic fame was a mid-western boy who understood the meditative value of chores and cows. I was recently in Burlington Vermont on the shimmering shores of Lake Champlain and had the good […]
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May 28th, 2010
“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” Walt Disney It’s time for OPENINGS! Last night, this night blooming cereus opened it’s 10″ blossom in our living room. Quite an exciting moment! Clearly, openings are IN! If you’re curious, as Walt […]
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May 28th, 2010
“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” Walt Disney It’s time for OPENINGS! Last night, this night blooming cereus opened it’s 10″ blossom in our living room. Quite an exciting moment! Clearly, openings are IN! If you’re curious, as Walt […]
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May 24th, 2010
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night. -Edgar Allan Poe Louis Pattis dreams by day. He envisions his dreams through the lens of a camera, recording moments of great beauty and unique light. Louis’ camera writes an unusual visual poetry. We have been […]
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