First off I'd like to introduce you to my constant companion and side-kick, Smokey Joe. He's an old dog now, but for most of his life he and I worked on Cattle and Sheep Ranches in Eastern Montana, he truly was a cowdog extraordinarie, but now at the ripe (read odoriferous) old age of 13 he's pretty much just my best buddie and lizard chaser.
I'm currently living in the Southwest and exploring the beautiful red rock canyon country and "doin" my Art, which is my lifelong pursuit of photography and the fascinating medium of Encaustic Art. But come August I'm going to "pull my picket pin" and return to my home in Wyoming.
While here in the Southwest I became enamored with the Iconography of this tri-cultural area, and the traditional images and symbols associated with the multiple religions and cultures became themes for my photography and Encaustic art. I will be posting some of these images for your viewing pleasure.
I currently have some of my photography and Encaustic art on display at the Juniper Fine Arts Gallery in Kanab, Utah, and a few pieces of my Encaustic art are hanging on the walls of the beautiful Encaustic Art Institute in Cerrillos, New Mexico.
Aside from sitting at this computin' machine, feeding the dog, and doin' my Art, I love to go camping and hiking. And of course I always lug the camera gear along. This month Smokey Joe and I made a trip to the Cathedral Valley area in the upper part of Capitol Reef National Monument and spread our bedroll at a remote campsite for several days. Wow, is that ever pretty country! The "mule ears" were in bloom at Temple of the Sun and I tried to "capture" some interesting shots of them. As soon as I quit procastinating and get some of the images from that trip edited I'll post a few.
Once again the dog positions himself where the camera is being pointed. I know he would never pose for the shot if he knew he was the subject of it.
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