heaps
acrylic on canvas
48x36"

original artwork: SOLD
reproductions starting at: $ 36

The story behind the artwork

There are canyons in Zion National Park so long and challenging that you have to plan to take two days to get through them. Heaps Canyon is one of these. When you are down in the narrows of a two-day canyon, you are truly in the belly of the beast. This is the sort of feeling that overwhelmed me for most of the trip. I reflected on this trip for months before putting my thoughts into imagery. This was one of the most challenging things I had ever done. I wanted the painting to express that deep trapped feeling, but at the same time reflect a sense of awe and magic.
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