Gallery 2-2 - Southwest Mountains and Canyons

These are the scenes of the rugged Southwestern US. They are unique, as the landscape itself is unique. Although the snow in Alpine Glory and in No Way Through seems strange to those unfamiliar with the Southwest, the territory extends from well below sea level to miles above it. In other scenes, the landscape seems on fire. In every case, the scenes are real, very real, and it is the art of digitography that has brought them alive. Be sure and check our other galleries; they each overlap a little.

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Home of the Ancients ►

Home of the Ancients© is a cliffside in Arizona’s Canyon de Chelly National Monument. The old dwellings were abandoned hundreds of years ago. Now they are watched over only by the Indian ponies that seem thankful for the drops of monsoon rain that have greened the canyon’s floor. Edition size: 49 small; 34 large; artist: Laurie Larwood.

Lost Dutchman's Surprise ▲

Lost Dutchman’s Surprise©. Legend has it that the Dutchman found, and lost, an enormous lode of gold somewhere in Arizona’s Superstition Mountains. This scene is the Lost Dutchman State Park. We’d like to think he would be pleasantly surprised at how beautiful it is carpeted in green and flowering during the early spring. Edition size: 29 small; 35 large; artist: Sherry Shamroth.

◄ Path to the Rim

Path to the Rim© is a rare view of the far northern edge of the Sonoran Desert outside Sedona. From here, go around the prickly pear, through the valley and climb up onto the Mogollon Rim ahead. The mountains in the background are geological storehouses, with each layer representing a different epoch in the area’s fascinating history. And they separate the desert from the Colorado Plateau to the northeast.

Edition size: 39 small; 24 large; artist: Laurie Larwood.

Ranch Style© shows us a perspective on a small ranch just north of the Mexican border in the highlands outside Patagonia, Arizona. Here are all the essentials: a good wood fence to corral the livestock, a broad stretch of grassy slope for grazing, a windmill for water and power, a cabin for the rancher--and an unbroken Mustang to stand guard over the territory. Edition size: 49 small; 19 large; artist: Laurie Larwood.

Ranch Style ▼

Rusty Hills© is either a heap of rocks in the desert with too much weathered iron ore, or a mysterious formation with the magnetic powers of a lodestone demanding that we move closer for examination. Don’t be fooled when you do…there are five pictures stitched together in this portrait of Red Rock. Because of its length, Rusty Hills is available only in large (unframed) sizes. See Prices and Availability for details of large sizes. Edition size: 9 (see "The Exceptions"); artist: Laurie Larwood. Matting is not provided.

Rusty Hills▼

Snow in the Desert ►

Snow in the Desert©. Yes, it does snow in parts of the Sonoran Desert. This particular part lies north of Tucson and east of Phoenix where a late winter storm has crested the Superstition Mountains and blown across the southern ridges of saguaro, sage and ocotillo. The deer didn’t look warm, but at least she had plenty of water. The next day, the snow was completely gone. Edition size: 49 small; 29 large; artist: Sherry Shamroth.

Snow in the Superstitions ▲

Snow in the Superstitions© is a rare event. The Superstition Mountains, just east of Phoenix’s Valley of the Sun are best known for the rumored hidden El Dorado gold strike. But here, the real gold is a panorama of unparalleled desert beauty. The Sonoran Desert rushes toward the snow with a splash of color, sharply outlining the cactus, yucca and palo verdes being surveyed by a lone Harris hawk. See Prices and Availability for details of large sizes. Edition size: 19 small (see "The Exceptions"); 24 large; artist: Laurie Larwood. Matting is not provided.

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