Just finished up this drawing! It seems to me that the Juniper is always reaching for some celestial body—Longing for an embrace like the touch of someone very special who has gone from our lives. Juniper Moon: Gold leaf, ink, blue dye, and coffee on paper. 5×15″
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Shots of my latest work! Tabiona Pinyon: Gold leaf, ink, watercolor and coffee on paper. 20×26″
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Finished! often use gold leaf. It reminds me of the sun and the radiance of the desert, and oddly, of an encounter I had with a homeless man and his dog when I was working for the Forest Service. He had been living on the forest for some time, and I periodically stopped in at his…
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Done!When the sun is touching the last of the junipers & the moon is taking its place in the desert sky, sometimes, for a moment, I think I can understand the howls and barks of the Coyote. Tabiona Moon. Ink, pastel, watercolor and coffee on paper. 23×30″
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The High Desert Journal (HDJ) Summer Auction goes live on June 18th, 2021! I am so happy to have the opportunity to help my fellow Environmental artists. Environmental writers changed the way I think and deepened my experiences in the outdoors. Below is a link to my donation, an original watercolor, Pinyon & Eclipse. https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/66955/auctions/104554/auction_items/3025640…
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Great news! My painting has been selected by the State of Utah to be part of the Thrive 125 Arts Project to celebrate the 125 year anniversary of Utah Statehood! This is such an exciting opportunity for me to play a part in the history and future of the arts in Utah. I know I couldn’t…
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All done! —Boulder Mountain Ponderosa—Boulder Mountain is a very special place. I remember camping with my grandparents as a child on Boulder Mountain; sneaking up to the edge of crystal clear streams to find myself peering into another world full of gemstones and trout that rose and descended, as though they were floating above the ground.…
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All done! While searching for the perfect backdrop for a photo with my recently finished drawing, I found myself walking along a ridgeline scattered with lichen covered stones and junipers. After setting up for the shot, I dropped low to the ground with my drawing and noticed what looked like a tiny flake of dark glass…
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In Sight, Out of Mind January 6 – August 7, 2021 “Nature is often unseen despite its omnipresence.” – Havoc Hendrick “Though we are constantly surrounded by the environment, it is easy to overlook. Through their artwork the Utah artists in this exhibition force us to consider our environmental oversights. Their work brings to focus…
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“Desert Mountain Overlook” Ink, watercolor, and coffee on paper. 30×22″ “The essence of the juniper continues to elude me unless, as I presently suspect, its surface is also the essence. Two living things on the same earth, respiring in a common medium, we contact one another but without direct communication. Intuition, sympathy, empathy, all fail…
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Cody Rex Chamberlain 