Transparent Watercolor Image Size: 20" × 30" | Framed Size: 28" × 38" Location: Grand Canyon National Park, Lipan Point, Arizona
Description: Totem Shadows is set in the late‑day light of Monument Valley, where the lowering sun casts long, dramatic shadows from the towering rock formations across the desert floor. As warm light fades, the monumental forms take on a quieter, more contemplative presence—emphasizing both their scale and stillness.
For the Navajo Nation, Monument Valley—Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, “Valley of the Rocks”—is not merely a scenic landscape but a sacred, living homeland. The towering monuments are understood as ancestral presences, shaped by the Holy People and deeply woven into Navajo creation stories, ceremony, and spiritual identity. In this painting, the shifting shadows suggest that deeper meaning—where light, land, and spirit converge—inviting reflection on a place that holds both natural beauty and profound cultural significance.
Exhibition History:
Echoes of the West (Current)
Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolor
Western Art Special Event at Life in the West Gallery, Bloomfield, CO
Totem Shadows
Transparent Watercolor
Image Size: 20" × 30" | Framed Size: 28" × 38"
Location: Grand Canyon National Park, Lipan Point, Arizona
Description: Totem Shadows is set in the late‑day light of Monument Valley, where the lowering sun casts long, dramatic shadows from the towering rock formations across the desert floor. As warm light fades, the monumental forms take on a quieter, more contemplative presence—emphasizing both their scale and stillness.
For the Navajo Nation, Monument Valley—Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, “Valley of the Rocks”—is not merely a scenic landscape but a sacred, living homeland. The towering monuments are understood as ancestral presences, shaped by the Holy People and deeply woven into Navajo creation stories, ceremony, and spiritual identity. In this painting, the shifting shadows suggest that deeper meaning—where light, land, and spirit converge—inviting reflection on a place that holds both natural beauty and profound cultural significance.
Exhibition History: