(Painting from trip made to White Sands Monument in September)
In September I was invited by a friend to go to New Mexico for a week to paint. We took one day to travel to the White Sands National Monument close to Alamogordo. What a spectacular place! When we were on the boardwalk we saw a couple in front of us who had this great umbrella in primary colors. It was such a contrast against the sand. What a picture! An unknowing person might see that image and believe the couple was at a beach somewhere. It was kind of surreal. For a while I enjoyed the dunes, the wonderful contrasts of white against the background of sky and blue mountains, the unusual dessert flora with wind eroded patterns, but I decided I was thirsty......my friends did too. We were glad to have bottled water and a car awaiting us to leave gracefully from the strange beauty of that terrain. It was also good to know that we could be directed to find a way out! I would not want to get lost for very long there! I'm glad we went.
Wow!
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