Gallery 6-2 - Unusual Images and Wonderful Art

Sometimes a scene recommends itself for special and unusual treatment. With most of our work, we strive for exceptional beauty or an exceptional mood that enhances the meaning of the image. Still, sometimes an image evokes the need to leap beyond the usual constraints into abstract art and unusual visions of reality. These scenes are always real, sometimes hyper-real. and they have been taken to the level of a dream. We've been very sparing in this gallery. Dreams are the hardest images to capture and we've selected only the best. Take a deep breath, and then take a close look. Later, be sure and check our other galleries as well; they overlap a little.

Dreams don't always come in small sizes. Some images in this gallery are available principally in large format (13 x 19" to 24 x 48" paper size--although individual image sizes vary somewhat).

For your convenience, we've placed only a few images on each page of this gallery. When you are ready, go to page 1, or 3 of this Gallery, or use the tags at the top to view other galleries on our site and place your order.

Homestead ▲

Homestead© is the front garden gate to an old resort in Tucson. Here, the old wheels, pottery and string of peppers are real, as though they had just fallen off a passing covered wagon. The cactus, growing enthusiastically everywhere, needs no explanation. Edition size: 49 small; 39 large; artist: Sherry Shamroth.

◄ In a Flash

In a Flash© measures the instant when these lightning bolts illuminate a giant saguaro that reaching up toward them. The time is just after sunset when a suggestion of red glow remains in the sky. And the blue color?—not just deep sky, but water vapor. And the monsoon storm begins to flash. Edition size: 29 small; 19 large; artist: Laurie Larwood.

◄ In Charge

In Charge©. Ignore the cactus. These are just unusual graftings of a little red cactus to an underlying green one. But focus on the big guy here. He is about to make lunch out of the most luscious, ripest little cactus he can find. He has taken charge and he doesn’t care how pretty you think his lunch is. Edition size: 35 small; 24 large; artist: Laurie Larwood.

◄ It's a Dry Heat

It's a Dry Heat©. Somewhere at the top of a hill in Southeastern Arizona is a little town called "Tombstone" where Wyatt Earp and his friends shot it out with some desperadoes at the OK Corral. Its history, its played-out mines, and its boot hill have given this town the reputation of “the town too tough to die.” This is the real old west that the movies didn’t invent. Edition size: 19 small; 11 large; artist: Sherry Shamroth.

Neck and Neck ►

Neck and Neck© describes these three giraffes. Perhaps they are communing concerning a seemingly sleepy lion on the hilltop beyond. Or maybe they are merely trying to see who is tall enough to reach the leafy vegetation above them. We asked, but didn’t get an answer. Edition size: 49 small; 29 large; artist: Laurie Larwood.

Old Homestead ►

Old Homestead© depicts a lone rusty windmill surrounded by a stand of mature trees. The ranch that was served by this windmill has long disappeared, and the dense growth slows the windmill from its unending task providing water for the rancher’s livestock. Edition size: 34 small; 19 large; artist: Sherry Shamroth.

◄ On the Coast

On the Coast©. Imagine yourself somewhere along a storybook coastline. This is the one of your childhood dreams. It comes complete with old castles, startling ornate cathedrals and terracotta rooftops, with narrow winding pathways in place of streets. Now add a little fog to make it more mysterious. Close your eyes and dream. We won’t tell you if this one really exists. Edition size: 29 small; 19 large; artist: Laurie Larwood.

◄ Portal to the Monsoon

Portal to the Monsoon© is a broad valley just to the east of Arizona’s unusual Chiricahua Mountains. The mountains separate the Sonoran and the Chihuahuan Deserts and catch the wind and rain between. Here, at a considerable altitude, the twin deserts foster the greenery and wildlife typical of both regions. Edition size: 49 small; 35 large; artist: Sherry Shamroth.

Reach for the Sky

◄ Reach for the Sky

Reach for the Sky©. This is a very sticky situation. The enormous organ pipe cactus seems to be daring the smaller cholla, cereus, and hedgehogs surrounding it to rise to its height. But no matter how hard they try, they can’t reach the 15 to 20 feet required. We have a champion! Edition size: 39 small; 39 large; artist: Sherry Shamroth.

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