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"Shiprock Vista" oils by Art West
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ABOUT THIS PAINTING
During the summer of 2009 a fellow artist and I wandered up to northern New Mexico to have a look at Shiprock near Farmington and the Four Corners (where Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico meet). These big rocks are quite something popping up out of the desert. And it does look like a ship on a great sea of sand. And we didn't encounter a soul. I took pictures from every which way knowing I would put it to paint when I got the chance.

When we left we headed on into Arizona to Canyon de Chelly. As I often do I looked back through the rear window to make sure I didn't miss anything spectacular. Sure enough, I saw something spectacular and yelled to RJ to stop the truck.

It later became this painting. A lot of time and a good many layers of paint went into getting all the rocks placed just as they were from that great vantage point. And then there was that great desert cloud ......

I DREAMED AMERICA - Visionary Landscapes of the West and Beyond Art James West email: artweststudio@outlook.com website: art-west.pixels.com I've loved America since I was a kid. The beauty, the grandeur. Yeah, the corny stuff -- from sea to shining sea, purple mountains majesty and all that. I used to travel a lot with my folks and have been to 48 contiguous states. I used to gaze out the window of our old '58 Chev and imagine putting it all to paint, I dreamed America! I remember sitting out in front of the Tetons in the mid 60s pushing some paint around on a piece of masonite. To be a painter you have to paint! And folks now consider me a master oil painter. I've been painting the West for over 40 years and a...