November 2024

On our October 2023 trip we were on our way from southern Colorado to Santa Fe, and we stopped for a couple of hours at the Ghost Ranch near Abiquiu, New Mexico. We were interested because it was a place where Georgia O'Keefe painted some of her best works. It is a retreat run by the Presbeyterian church but it is much like a park with a beautiful wild area with hiking trails. We tried one of the trails leading up into the red rock areas but it was quite warm and we only went a mile or so. The photo wasn't very inspiring and I messed up right at the start when I splashed a drop of water on the still wet blue sky. I tried to patch it up by suggesting some wispy clouds and it turned out better than I expected.

One summer day I looked out the back door and saw Sunny sitting on the table watching her yard. I thought that it might be a subject for a painting. I was working on the idea that just about anything can be made into an interesting piece of art.