reef
acrylic on canvas
70x70" (quad)

original artwork: $ 6,912
full size reproductions: $ 2,400

The story behind the artwork

Capital Reef National Park is a great place for feeling small. My first impression of it was a lasting one. Reef, one of my favorite words for all it implies. At this reef, every direction you look towards, north, south, east and west, you see desert. You can see the ancient shelf band as it runs along the edge of the highway. It's eroded, crumbling sandstone and limestone now, but you can almost see it in it's ancient form, with a little imagination, (continue reading...)