A Few of my Favorite Things...

Going through all the photos from the trip...and these are

three of my favorites.  These are in Bryce...and the snow

really adds to the beauty of the pics.  I will probably get

at least one of these enlarged and printed on canvas. 

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A New Day is Dawning

The morning we were at Bryce, my friend talked me into

getting up and photographing the sunrise, over the

bowl canyon.  The sun would rise in the east,

directly across from the observation area.  I agreed,

and we set our alarms.  I did manage to turn on the

weather report before we left the hotel....17 degrees

with a -1 wind chill!!  We went anyway!  My friend

was a real trooper, and stayed long into the sunrise...

I snapped the few above, and then I had to go warm up

in the car!  It was breath-taking, and I am glad I

went.  You can always get warm...you can't always

witness God's creation of another new day,

especially over such an awe inspiring place.

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Water, Water, Everywhere

In Zion, the Virgin River flows through the canyon.

It was one of the main erosion factors in the development

of this beautiful spot.  The river is almost everywhere you
look in Zion.  I thought I would share some various river

images today.  I am back home, and back to work on some

art ideas for market.

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Birds of Zion

raven in the pines

chickadee

another raven

stellar jay

wild turkey

Got to see a few birds while in the parks....
cool

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Sunset in Bryce

sunset over Bryce Canyon

Another view, same location

More sunset over Bryce

Facing the sunset (canyon is behind me)

We started the day in Zion, and we ended the
day in Bryce Canyon National Park.  The terrain
is very different; Bryce has what they call
"hoodoos"...rock formations that are tall 
and weathered.  We spent the whole day
taking photos all the way through Zion, and into
Bryce.  We stayed the night here in Bryce, and
spent this whole day taking photos all over the
park.  I will post them soon.

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'Joy comes in the Morning"

Our cabins in Zion

 We got up fairly early this morning, and started

out to capture the sun.  Just the tips of the peaks

were catching the early morning rays, and the rest

of the canyon was in shadow.  In the case of the

white tree...it was against the dark rocks, and its'

bare white branches were in stark contrast.  We

drove through the whole park, and did some hiking

as well.  We left this afternoon and headed to Bryce

canyon.  We arrived there late in the afternoon,

and tomorrow I will post some of the awesome

sunsets we witnessed this evening.  So, daylight till

dark...all in a day's work!

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The Red Rock Cliffs of Zion

We made it into Zion National Park today.  We drove

up from Las Vegas this morning and entered the park

around 2 pm.  We drove all along the Virgin River, that

runs all the way through the valley of Zion.  The towering

red rock walls surround you on every side.  We saw the

mule buck right beside the road, and the raven was surveying

one of the campgrounds.  We are staying in the park tonight

at the Lodge, and we watched the sun set over the cliffs before

enjoying a gourmet meal in the restaurant.  The "roughing it"

ain't so bad after all! 

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(we even have this wifi in the cabins...too cool)

Paths That Cross

Some of Briant's watercolors

When I was teaching school, I took my students to the 

Red River Revel (great art festival in Shreveport every 

fall).  I always wanted to be on the other side of the 

fence and dreamed of exhibiting there someday.  When 

I retired, I did.  I was an artist there for 5 years in a row.

I met lots of different artists and craftsmen..a great time 

to visit and share ideas and inspirations.  

One of the artists that I met was Peter Briant from 

New Orleans.  He is a watercolor painter, and I loved 

his work, and especially his professionalism.  He was very 

organized and his booth and his work were first class.

Well, he visited the Pea Patch Gallery the other day in 

Winnfield, and enjoyed lunch and some shopping with his 

wife and some friends from Connecticut.  They were 

visiting and he was showing them the state...and they were

on their way to Natchitoches for the day.  He remembered 

that he had met an artist from Winnfield, and was happy 

to find I was still there!  It is wonderful how our lives 

are made up of connections and I am happy that paths 

often cross.

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Peter Briant Art  New Orleans

More Art for Market

Poppy Design

SeaShell border

SeaShell Montage

Here are some more designs for possible printing on

merchandise.  Still working on more..

The sea shells would be on some tote bags, cups, and

wall art.  The poppies as well...I will keep on going!

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Final Market Logo

This is the finished Farmer's Market logo.

The Market Fest is coming up on March the

10th.  This logo will be on the t-shirts and

their correspondence.  I like the way it turned

out..I hope they enjoy having it.

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Time to Travel!

I have been out of pocket for a couple of days....

made some progress toward printing some of

my designs on some products.  I have been in

New Orleans setting up some scans and high

resolution photography...steps necessary to

the end products I want!  It's certainly a learning

process.

And I am getting ready to leave again!..this time to

go to Zion National Park for a few days of  photos

and fun with an old friend.  We are planning to see

Zion and Bryce Canyon, and do some hiking and

take some photographs.  The weather looks like it will

be great, and we should see some beautiful country.

I will try to post some along the way.

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Time to Fly: Dragonfly

More details added..the dragonfly, etc

early in the design...just adding patterns and layers of paint

I am continuing to work on these designs to add to the

collection.  This dragonfly will coordinate with the other

blue and brown designs I have done so far.  I am going to

try to meet with my ad design person this week, and firm

up some of these designs on products.  It should be fun! 

getting closer....

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