2/20/07

'Blue Desert' - Death Valley - California


If you drive up to Scotty's Castle on the far northern edge of Death Valley NP.. and then take the rocky Big Pine road that heads north from there. you will find yourself in a spectacular open desert that still exists in this country.  Most of Arizona is now well trampled.. and Utah is getting overrun even in the backcountry. But for desert lovers.. this region where the northern Mojave meets the southern Great Basin deserts is still relatively untraveled. You might see one other driver on this long rocky road [but you better have a full tank of gas and a couple gallons of water minimum]. This oil study is from an adventure in that territory...




                                          6X6        oil on canvas       SOLD