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| Juniper at Mather Point |
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| Peggy painting at Yaki Point |
Whether it’s because I really don’t like monumental subjects
or don’t feel that I can photograph them successfully, I find myself resorting
to lesser subjects when photographing the Grand Canyon’s South Rim. Oh, I’ll
toss a few canyon vistas at you but it’s the tangled shapes of junipers at the
canyon’s edge that get my attention. I’m writing this post on Saturday in hopes
of getting in a longish run and being packed for the drive home first thing
Sunday morning.
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| Juniper and canyon vista |
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| Long mesa from Pima Point |
I’m energized by the fact that I’m running as if I hadn’t
broken my hip three months ago. My balance is off kilter, however, and my fear of heights has come roaring back. It's always bothered me but this is abject terror. It tried to hike the South Kaibab Trail midweek and nearly froze at the two thousand foot precipice four feet to my right. I'm lucky I didn't crawl back up the hill.
The realization that I can do whatever the hell I want to do when we get back to Taos makes me giddy. Of course,
that’s always been the case. I just haven’t taken advantage of it. This time, I
tell myself, it will be different. And the siren song of the open road beckons. Gotta dust off the forty year old Porsche.
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| Peggy painting a twisted juniper at Pima Point |
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| Peggy's wall at the Kolb Studio. Part of the Grand Canyon Celebration of Art and the centenary of the park |
I'm pleased to report that though the final tally is not yet in, sales at the Celebration of Art have been strong despite it being for the most part a virtual exhibition. Peggy's second quick draw painting sold immediately Friday evening and her online auction piece sold after a number of bids. And that doesn't account for her 30" x 40" studio piece which may have a buyer. That sale would be sweet. And there are another eight paintings that will be for sale at the Kolb Studio and online until January. I'm wicked proud as we say in Boston.
It’s been a time of loss in America. Two heroic human beings
have left our midst. First, civil rights icon John Lewis departed this earth
and now Ruth Bader Ginsburg has said goodbye. Lewis was unrelenting in his pursuit of the equal treatment of black Americans. He was a saintly soul. And Bader-Ginsburg who felt the sting of a different kind of prejudice, that of being as woman and of being Jewish, fought ferociously for the equality of women. Both are losses that I feel more deeply
than any that I can remember. We are poorer for their passing.
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1 comment:
Another fabulous blog! Your pride in Peggy is clearly demonstrated in both of the stunning photographs you took of her and included here, and with your words. She is a rare talent, as are you. The black and white of the juniper and canyon vista should go in whatever "best of" collection you have. Words don't describe how thrilled we are that you are running so deftly despite the balance issues. Those will work themselves out as you continue to use both legs on a regular basis again. 2020, in addition to being the strangest of years on so many levels, became more leaden with the passing of John Lewis and the Notorious RBG. We know she is at peace with what she was able to do in this life, and we hope everyone picks up a piece of her work and runs with it. Thanks for including that in your well-penned blog.
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