Gallery 3-1 - Sunrises and Sunsets of the Southwest

A time of day and a frame of mind...come early or come late, but either way prepare yourself for the romantic prismatic colors of sun, clouds and landscape. Come to the Southwest at sundown. The oblique rays of the sun light the undersides of the clouds and shower a prism of beauty on canyons, flowers and homesteads alike. Then add a desert monsoon and a cruising hawk for awesome drama. Be sure and check our other galleries; they overlap a little.

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◄ About Sundown

About Sundown©, if you are fortunate, you will catch the perfect sunset in Southern Arizona. It seems an otherworldly combination of colors. Here is the darkest green saguaro and a broad field of chollas silhouetted against a fiery sky of brilliant yellow and gold. The colors won’t last long, as the blue turns deeper and the fire subsides into the night. Edition size: 39 small; 24 large; artist: Laurie Larwood.

◄ After the Storm

After the Storm© a patch of blue sky appears above the giant saguaro. Plant and animal life is nourished by the rainfall. Here, the storm has broken just before sunset, casting a golden hue on the Sonoran desert wildlands. Edition size: 49 small; 35 large; artist: Sherry Shamroth.

Catalina Sunset ►

Catalina Sunset©. What does it look like when the sun sets on Tucson’s Santa Catalina Mountains? The mountains begin to glow as though they are nearly on fire. In the last rays, the tips of the giant saguaros and ironwoods light up in relief against the sky and the increasing shadows behind them. Then, after their fiery show, the mountains and the valley go to sleep for the night. Edition size: 39 small; 24 large; artist: Laurie Larwood.

Comin’ Home©. The day is about over as this cowboy collects the last few members of his herd and heads them home. The calves can’t be allowed to wander off. The light is fading. Better hurry now! See Prices and Availability for details of unusual sizes. Edition size: 49 small (24" wide"; undetermined large (44" wide); artist: Laurie Larwood. Matting is not provided.

Comin' Home ▼

◄ Daybreak

Daybreak©. The sun is just rising over the Sonoran Desert; shadows are still long and light is still sparing. But it is a warm morning, and a plump lizard has decided that it is already warm enough to begin his exercise routine of morning pushups. Or perhaps the lizard is just asserting ownership over his patch of rocky desert. Edition size: 49 small; 35 large; artist: Laurie Larwood.

Day's Over ►

Day’s Over© at this ranch in Piños Altos, New Mexico. The town is a small one in the hills surrounded by groaning mines and working ranches and not far from ancient Indian ruins. This little ranch is part of an area enclosed by old fortifications dating back over a century and recalling the area’s historic nature. Edition size: 39 small; 19 large (Sorry, standard prints on paper of this image are sold out.); artist: Sherry Shamroth.

Desert Flight ►

Desert Flight© almost completely hides the Tortolita Mountains in this view from the south. The Harris Hawk appears about to land on the saguaro in the foreground. But the drama is in the gigantic monsoon thundercloud caught in the emerging sunset. Does the hawk get her dinner before the rain hits? This scene was captured behind our Southern Arizona studios. Edition size: 49 small, 35 large: artist Sherry Shamroth.

Dusty Sunset ▲

Dusty Sunset©. The sunsets are reportedly better when there is a little dust blown high in the air across the desert’s surface. Here the sun streaks between some of the peaks of the Tucson mountains. It is just before dark and the hawk poised on the giant saguaro to the right is enjoying a cool evening hunt. See Prices and Availability for details of unusual sizes. Edition size: 49 small (24" wide"; undetermined large (44" wide); artist: Sherry Shamroth. Matting is not provided.

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