New Mexico Museum of Art (June 2014) Image by kenne
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Driving Through South Park In The Park Mountains Of The Rockies 1 comment
Driving Through South Park In The Park Mountains On Our Way To Durango, CO —
iPhone Images by kenne
After spending the night in Cripple Creek, CO, we headed southwest through some of the most beautiful parts of the Rocky Mountains I have yet to experience. The mountain valleys and peaks are so impressive, it was hard to keep our eyes on the road.
I continue to take a lot of photos with the Nikons, occasionally some with the iPhone, which allows me to post more easily during our travels.
Arriving in Durango yesterday afternoon, we spent the afternoon and evening in the historical downtown area. If you are ever in Durango, I recommend highly Ken & Sue’s on Main Avenue.
Today we have about a four-hour drive to Santa Fe, where we will spend the night, then having a longer drive to Pinetop in the White Mountains of AZ. Friday we will head on to Tucson, ending our almost two-week vacation.
You can follow me on Facebook and see more images of our trip through part of Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico, with more coming when we get back to Tucson, so you have been warned.
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4th Avenue Winter Street Fair 4 comments
Images by kenne
It’s fair to say we have been festival, street fair, outdoor concert people for years. This weekend, we attended Tucson’s 4th Avenue Street Fair and were truly overwhelmed. Yes, this three-day winder street fair with its over 400 arts and crafts booths and 35 plus food vendors is an impressive event. Stretched out over eight blocks of 4th Avenue, this free event was packed with people looking for
Christmas gifts and a festive atmosphere while walking in the street of the popular 4th Avenue.
To our surprise, one of the artists at the fair was Amado Maurilio Peña. For over twenty years, one of our treasures has been a Peña lithograph, which we purchased at the el taller gallery in Austin.
Born and raised in Texas, Peña, who is recognized as an Artisan of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, currently lives in Santa Fe, NM. His art is known for its bright earth/sky colors depicting the connections between people, earth, and art in the region’s ancient heritage. In our lithograph, the colors are in the people on a dark mountain background, which contrasts to most Peña works where the bold colors are dominant. This darker Peña remains an exception in his work, which we have always appreciated.
— kenne
