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"Tree of Hearts" |
| "I felt this tree long before I saw her. Her presence was so strong I stopped mid-step, holding my breath. I was walking a trail that traces the Chilean-Argentine border, high in the Andes of Patagonia. Wondering what I was sensing and about to encounter, I proceeded slowly and cautiously. Rounding a bend, there she stood. My heart first recognized this guardian of the forest before my eyes and brain could register her immense size, age and beauty. So awed, I voluntarily dropped to my haunches, watching and listening silently. Abandoning the hike, I spent the rest of the day embraced by her limbs and leaves cherishing the opportunity to have met her. Three years later, too old to withstand a heavy storm, she lay down after some 600 years." |
13.5x14.5"
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Signed Limited Edition of 50, Giclee |
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"Who's There?" |
| "This is 'Cowboy', one of the best spirited horses I've ever had the privilege of owning. A gift from a dear friend, he had an insatiable curiosity - always alert to the slightest movement or noise - ever hopeful for companionship or adventure." |
Signed
Limited Edition of 50, Giclee on Canvas |
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"Patagonia Flower of the Sun" |
| "While building my house deep in the countryside of Patagonia, Argentina, I noticed every year in the rubble of construction a beautiful sunflower growing. I wanted to memorialize her resilience and persistence, knowing that soon she would have to give way to a veranda that would cover her ground. Before cement was laid, we scattered her seeds to the wind in hopes that her progeny would soon take her place. " |
12"x18"
Graphites |
Signed
Limited Edition of 50, Giclee |
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"Aspen at Otter Creek" |
| "These trees live high in the Colorado Rockies on the ramparts of the Eagles Nest Wilderness Area. I sat drawing, encircled by their beauty and sheltered by their shade. The music of a violin played not far away, rested for only a moment on the leaves like sweet perfume, before fading into the forest breeze. " |
10"X13"
Graphites |
Signed
Limited Edition of 50, Giclee |
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