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106° 15′ W x 32° 49′ N no. 7

There are always consequences.

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Posted on April 24, 2025 by artinthemiddleofnowhere in Photos

106° 15′ W x 32° 49′ N no. 12

Intense light, intense heat, intense shadows.

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Posted on April 10, 2025 by artinthemiddleofnowhere in Photos

104° 50’ W x 41° 3’ N no. 58

The materials for these objects hung around my studio for a long time (maybe a few years?), just waiting to signal what…

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Posted on May 10, 2023 by artinthemiddleofnowhere in Photos

104° 29’ W x 41° 14’ N no. 23

I was recently invited to participate in an exhibit at the Loveland Museum, entitled Artists Visage Artists, and was charged with creating…

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Posted on October 9, 2022 by artinthemiddleofnowhere in Photos

105° 8′ W x 40° 37′ N no. 6

There’s not enough water out here in the arid West. Then there’s too much water. Submerged.

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Posted on January 19, 2019 by artinthemiddleofnowhere in Photos

Amarillo Ramp (snapshot)

On the mid-September road trip I took with my daughter, Michaela, we visited Robert Smithson’s Amarillo Ramp. Like many remote land art installations,…

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Posted on October 4, 2018 by artinthemiddleofnowhere in Photos

107° 21′ W x 41° 58′ N no. 54

Stunning colors as the sun hovers on the horizon are the manifestation of fires blazing across the West, burning drought-ridden vegetation and…

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Posted on March 15, 2018 by artinthemiddleofnowhere in Photos

104° 55′ W x 40° 57′ N no. 9

Fires occur regularly near my home in Southeast Wyoming. Sometimes it’s a forest fire to the west, sometimes it’s a grass fire to…

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Posted on March 16, 2017 by artinthemiddleofnowhere in Photos

107° 50′ W x 44° 29′ N no. 5

Wyoming is known for its geothermal wonders and stunning mountain ranges, yet large portions of the state are high desert. These are my favorite…

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Posted on March 3, 2016 by artinthemiddleofnowhere in Photos

Oasis (snapshot)

Wyoming has an arid climate with areas of desert – it’s not all mountains and geysers as is often promoted. As Michaela…

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Posted on August 27, 2015 by artinthemiddleofnowhere in Photos
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