Tonopah-Tidewater
“ I kept walking
by this tree, and
it spoke to me. I
kept working the
painting until I
got it right. ”
same way she tackled Portland, only the cold blue of the urban
streets has become warm desert sands and blue tapestries of
geometric shapes. The stark naked power lines have melted into
palm trees. Here the artist leaves the cold urban landscape for
Mojave’s serenity at dawn and softness at dusk.
In the image, “One Palm,” (left) the tree stands like a solo warrior
against a vast landscape, and unlike some of the other warmer
paintings, this image draws in the blue that is so prevalent in
previous works. “I kept walking by this tree,” she says, “and it
spoke to me.” Setting up her easel and beginning, first versions of
this image were golden but as often happens in the early spring,
May/Jun 2018
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THE DESERT LIGHT
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