dropstone
acrylic on canvas
36x12"

original artwork: $ 1,296
reproductions starting at: $ 23

The story behind the artwork

Death Valley National Park, was created over many years by a variety powerful forces. From intense heat of volcanos, to frigid ice ages, to vast melt-water lakes, the landscape has evolved into the arid desert it is today. It is no surprise to find strange and unexpected things here.

I was hiking through a cool rock canyon one day with smooth alabaster-like walls. In the bottom of the canyon I came across a boulder very unlike the rock around me. Even when I looked up, I could not find this rock's equal in color or texture. Not being a geologist, I found it curious and was inspired to read about Death Valley's geology.
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