(we earned it!)
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(we earned it!) |
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In April 2005 artists Janet Morgan (watercolors) and Gregory Frux (oils) were Visiting Artists in Death Valley National Park Digital Prints Are Now Available National
Park Service Press Release
We
were honored to be back again this year (April 2006)
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Badwater
and the Floor of Death Valley
This
is the classic image of Death Valley, salt plains, 282 feet below sea level.
We
found it a thrilling place to paint, framed by mile-high mountains and
twenty mile vistas.
Of
course we were very careful, carrying lots of emergency water
and
working only in the early mornings.
Greg's Oils of Badwater
Salt Flats, Westside Road oil on panel 11"x 14" |
Alluvial Fan oil on panel 11"x 14" |
Janet's watercolors from Badwater
The Temporary Lake at Badwater watercolor 12" x 18" |
Badwater Fan watercolor 9" x 12" |
Golden
Canyon
Easily
accessible, this area of colorful badlands was one of our favorite places.
We
would love to paint here more. Best seen in the late afternoon when
it turns fiery.
Greg's oils
Badlands at Golden Canyon oil on panel 11" x 14" |
Golden Canyon oil on panel 12" x 9" |
Janet's Watercolors
Red Hills Near Golden Canyon watercolor 9" x 12" |
Rock Waves Near Golden Canyon watercolor 9" x 12" |
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Surprise
Canyon
One
of the few places in Death Valley National Park with year round running
water.
Surprise
Canyon was a route high into the Panamint Mountains to a silver mining
town,
founded
in the 1870s, today a remote ghost town. Today Surprise is an area
of contention,
site
of debate between wilderness preservation advocates and elements of the
ORV community.
The
argument is over whether to allow vehicles to drive up this delicate environment.
Surprise
Canyon is under temporary vehicle closure and we found
the
roads vanishing and wildly recovering plant life.
Greg's Oils of Surprise Canyon
East View, oil on panel 9"x 12" |
West View, oil on panel 9"x 12" |
Janet's Watercolors of Surprise Canyon
Upcanyon watercolor 9" x 12" |
Upcanyon Moving Shadows watercolor 9" x 12" |
Surprise Tree #1 watercolor 9" x 12" |
Surprise Tree #2 watercolor 9" x 12" |
Darwin Falls
Tiny waterfall on west side of park, several miles from the Panamint Springs Resort.
Greg's
Darwin Falls oil on panel 9"x 12" |
Janet's
Darwin Falls watercolor 12" x 18" |
Aguerreberry Point
Mile high viewpoint on the west side of Death Valley
From Aguerreberry Point watercolor 18" x 12" |
Aguerreberry Point oil on panel 11" x 14" |
Mosaic Canyon
A small canyon above Stovepipe Wells, running through marble formations
Mosaic Canyon oil on panel 10" x 8" |
Mosaic Canyon watercolor 12" x 18" |
Clouds would come over, rain would fall, but it would evaporate before reaching the ground.
Storm Over the Panamint Mountains, oil on panel 8" x 10" |
Sky at Furnace Creek watercolor 12" x 18" |
More of Janet's Watercolors
Titus Canyon watercolor 12" x 16" |
The Panamint Mountains From Panamint Valley watercolor 12" x 18" |
Death Valley From Dante's View watercolor 12" x 18" |
Saline
Valley
The
most remote part of the park that we reached. The size and character
of Death Valley,
but
with very few visitors, no paved roads or facilities of any kind... except
a wonderful hot spring.
Inyo Mountains
oil on panel 11" x 14"
Artist at work--
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The Artists (looking serious) with Park Superintendent J.T. Reynolds
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