SnakeMedicine_Book1

C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t h e A r t i s t
The cloud formation was awesome. I’ll never forget the moment when I laid eyes on
this expanse. The blue mountains appear remote, but in their presence there is no
doubting their dominance and influence. I saw this picture and immediately stopped
the car to capture the moment. My attachment to this site is distant, but it was a
moment I could not disregard. I had no idea where this site was. After I took the shot,
I looked it up on the Internet. Blanco Mountains are sacred to the Ute Tribe; the
mountain range is simply “Blanco” or “white”. The red ridge provided a nice framing.
At some point I’ll return and go up in the mountains. But here, when I took the photo,
I was far from it.
The focus for me is the massive white cloud. In retrospect, perhaps it is a reflection
of the mountain range’s name.
What does it tell me? I think there’s a spiritual omnipresence with that cloud.
There is great energy coming out of the mountains. Maybe the clouds always are
“captured” trying to go over these mountains.
If I were to crop it, I would remove some of the ridge in the foreground. I want
to force the viewer’s eye to the mountains above and in the middle. Do I get the sense
that I’ve seen this before? I do, in a way. I think there is a sadness there. I think that’s
why I stayed away.
21