Fine Art Images from the American Southwest

A Blue Kind of Day. 11-04-2026

Across the plateau

Hello from New Mexico. It’s a blue kind of day. I hope everyone had a good week.

Mountain Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird.
Great blue heron
Great Blue Heron.
Canoe
Canoe.
Frosty Leaves
Frosty Leaves.
Window on the church
Window on the St. Fancis Church.
Window shutters and Hollyhocks
Window shutters and Hollyhocks.
Truck, and church
Truck, Ranchos de Taos.
Pontiac Chieftain
Pontiac Chieftain.
Harley Davidson
Harley Davidson, Arroyo Seco, NM.

As always, thanks for looking. Have a great week. G

Homage to Autumn. 10-28-2026

Homage to Autumn in New Mexico

Hello from New Mexico. This week a large print titled, “Homage to Autumn”, and more.

Twenty one images taken recently of the fall colors in our neighborhood. Personally, I like the grid, built on the same grid as “Homage to Lone Trees”. Available in custom sizes on paper and canvas wrap.

I hope everyone had a great week and enjoying fall/autumn where you are.

Homage to Autumn in New Mexico
“Homage to Autumn” in New Mexico.

I’m looking forward making a trip down to the Bosque del Apache this fall/winter season. Generally I prefer the late fall. There are always plenty of birds and fall color left to add a nice warm background to my images.

Ducks lifting off at the Bosque del Apache, NWR, New Mexico.
Ducks lifting off at the Bosque del Apache, NWR, New Mexico.
Bosque del Apache, Dawn
Dawn in the Bosque del Apache, NWR.
Cranes in the morning light
Sandhill Cranes in the morning light.
Bosque del Apache, Trees with remnants of fall color
Trees with remnants of fall color, Bosque del Apache, NWR.
Cottonwood tree, Bosque del Apache, NM
Cottonwood tree across the marsh, Bosque del Apache, NWR, NM.
Fall in the Bosque del Apache
Fall colors surround the marshes in the Bosque del Apache. NWR.
Sandhill cranes, crescent moon and Venus.
Sandhill cranes, crescent moon and Venus.

As always, thanks for looking. Have a great week. G

Random Wildlife. 10-21-2026.

Random Wlidlife Elk Crossing, Taos NM

Greetings from San Cristobal, NM. This week, random wildlife images from around and about. I hope everyone had a great week. I’ve had some great tour trips over the last couple of months and could plaster my website with fall color images but chose some random wildlife images this week that I haven’t shown for a while.

Enjoy!

Random Wlidlife, Elk Crossing, Taos NM
Elk Crossing, Taos NM
Bear cub, Arroyo Seco, NM
Black Bear Cub, Arroyo Seco, NM
Random wildlife, Mule deer, Cimarron Canyon, NM
Mule deer, Cimarron Canyon, NM
Elk, Chaco Canyon, NM
Elk, Chaco Canyon, NM
Sandhill cranes Bosque del Apache
Sandhill Cranes Bosque del Apache NWR, NM
Great Blue Heron, Bosque del Apache, NM
Great Blue Heron, Bosque del Apache NWR, NM
Coyote, Orilla Verde, NM
Coyote, Orilla Verde, NM
Bighorn Sheep, Rio Grande Gorge, NM
Bighorn Sheep, Rio Grande Gorge, NM
Bald Eagle lift off.
Bald Eagle lift off, Rio Grande Gorge, NM
Coyote, On the rocks, Rio Pueblo, NM
Coyote, on the rocks, Rio Pueblo, NM
Elk, Yellowstone, NP Wyoming
Elk, Yellowstone, NP Wyoming

Not a random wildlife photo but equally random night sky photo.

Crescent Moon and Venus
Crescent Moon and Venus.

As always, thanks for looking. Have a great week. G

Crescent Moon, Taos, NM 10-14-2026

Crescent Moon October 12, 2026

Greetings from New Mexico. I hope everyone had a good week. This week the fabulous crescent moon from the equally fabulous Taos, NM. starting with the crescent moon on October 12, 2026. Seeing it a couple of nights ago, prompted me to revisit past images, and remind myself how fortunate I am to live here and see this sight in crystal clear skies of northern New Mexico.

Enjoy!

Crescent Moon
Crescent Moon on October 12, 2026
With Venus and a sunset
With Venus and a sunset
Crescent Moon and old Cottonwood Tree.
Crescent Moon and old Cottonwood Tree.
Cerro Pedernal
Cerro Pedernal.
San Cristobal Morning
San Cristobal Morning.
Clouds Clearing
Clouds Clearing.
Breaking through the clouds
Breaking through the clouds.
Taos Tipi
Taos Tipi.
Over Three Peaks, Carson NM
With earthshine over Three Peaks, Carson NM.
Breaking over Taos Mountain
Breaking over Taos Mountain.
Taos Mountain and crows
Taos Mountain with three crows.
Cerro Pedernal
Cerro Pedernal and Venus.

And probably my all time favorite shot.

With Venus
With Venus.

Want to see more moons? Click here. If you want to read or know more about moon phases, Click here.

As always, thanks for looking. Have a great week. G

Bighorn Sheep, and Taos Pueblo. 10-07-2026.

Bighorn sheep, Red River Canyon

Greetings from New Mexico. This week, a bighorn sheep, a black and white of the Taos Pueblo North House with a waning moon, and more. I hope everyone had a good week. I was out with some wonderful clients and friends.

When we first spotted him under a tree. He was eating leaves and some grass.

Bighorn sheep, Red River Canyon
Bighorn sheep, Red River Canyon, NM.

He proceeded to climb the scree slope and pose for a grand profile shot.

Bighorn sheep, Red River Canyon
Bighorn in Red River Canyon, NM

He was curious but also got bored with us and didn’t move for what seemed ages, (about two minutes)’ so we left him alone to carry on. We also carried on with our Red River photo tour for fall colors, which are stunning right now. On our return trip, our friend here, hadn’t moved from the same roadside spot. The leaves and grass must have been extra delicious.

Inquisitive look, Red River Canyon
Inquisitive stare, Red River Canyon.

As promised, the black and white of Taos Pueblo with ladders outstreched as if reaching to the moon.

Taos Pueblo ladders and moon
Taos Pueblo, ladders and waning moon.

Earlier in the week I spotted this Golden Eagle near the lake and appropriately named town of Eagle Nest.

Golden Eagle, Eagle Nest
Golden Eagle, near Eagle Nest, NM

Here’s another Golden Eagle at an other time.

Over the last two weeks we’ve made numerous trips to the mountains for fall colors. Here’s one I created near Hopewell Lake with intentional camera movement. It’s been a good autumn so far with more to come.

ICM in the aspens at Hopewell Lake, NM
In the aspens at Hopewell Lake, NM.

As always, thanks for visiting and looking. Have a great week where you are. G

A Few Favorites This Week. 09-30-2026

Testing the waters, Lake Chair, San Luis valley, CO

Greetings from a very wet, soggy, damp day/week in San Cristobal and beyond. This week, a few favorites that, incidentally, will be hanging and on display in the upcoming Taos Artist Combo Show V, on October 9-11. If you happen to be in Taos, join us for the opening on Friday, the 9th. I’ll look forward to seeing you, and perhaps you’ll find some favorites of your own amongst the 12 artists showing.

A favorite amongst favorites from Santa Fe Indian Market
A favorite from Santa Fe Indian Market. (Unframed).

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Testing the waters, Lake Chair, San Luis valley, CO
Testing the waters, San Luis Valley, CO.

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Lake Chair, San Luis valley, CO
Lake Chair, San Luis valley, CO. (Framed).

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This one has been a favorite since I shot it more than a decade ago.

El Prado cattle.
El Prado Cattle.

And this one on canvas, 30″x30″

Taos Artist Combo V Exhibit & Sale.
Stables Gallery, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos, NM 87571
October 9 – 11: Artist Reception, Friday October 9, 5-7PM
Join us if you can!

As always, thanks for visiting and looking. Stay well. G

More Trees, Large Print. 09-23-2026.

Lone Trees from around northern NM

Hello from San Cristobal, New Mexico. This week more trees for the Taos Artist Combo V show at the Stables Gallery in downtown Taos, NM. From last week’s post on Lone Trees, I pulled more tree images from my archives and created a large composite on canvas. I printed it to a manageable 20″ x 46″ size, this morning, but it could occupy a much larger canvas or paper print, titled “Homage to Lone Trees”.

Lone Trees from around northern NM
Lone trees from around northern NM.

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I wanted to include the tree in the following picture taken at near Ghost Ranch, but it had fallen down. I may still find another view of it deeper in the archives.

Tree and red landscape near Ghost Ranch
Tree and red landscape near Ghost Ranch, NM

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I did find the following image from 2015 taken on a winter photo trek to Abiquiu and the Rio Chama.

Winter on the Chama River road near Ghost Ranch, NM.
Winter on the Chama River road near Ghost Ranch, NM.

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Taos Artist Combo V Exhibit & Sale.
Stables Gallery, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos, NM 87571
October 9 – 11: Artist Reception, Friday October 9, 5-7PM

Check out my good friend and collector , Larry Hollars’s bird photography on instagram @ornithography_weekly Larry and I have made many excursions photographing the landscape, towns, villages and backroads of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. Let me know if you’d like to sign up for his weekly birding email or follow him on instagram.

As always, thanks for looking. G

Random Lone Trees. 09-16-2026

Near Jaroso, CO.

Greetings from New Mexico. This week a random selection of lone trees around this area, in black and white.

I’m rather partial to lone trees and since the fall of the iconic Taos Welcome Tree, I see them everywhere, especially out in the vast open places.

Near Jaroso, CO.
Near Jaroso, CO.

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Ute Mountain
Ute Mountain.

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Lone Trees
Two Lone Trees, form a heart.

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Wild rivers tree
Wild Rivers, NM.

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Rio Grande gorge, Pilar
Rio Grande Gorge, Pilar, NM.

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Tree san Luis valley
San Luis Valley, CO.

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Canyon tree
Canyon Tree.

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Tree growing between two rocks
Growing between two rocks, near Creede, CO.

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Lone tree Ponderosa
Dead Ponderosa.

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Black lake NM
Black Lake, NM.

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El Prado, NM
Young Cottonwood, El Prado, NM.

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Near Jaroso, CO
Near Jaroso, CO.

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Ute Mountain
Ute Mountain.

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I like the single bird in silhouette.

As always, thanks for visiting and looking. G

Taos Autumn Shows. 09-09-2026.

Taos Fall Arts - Bald Eagle Portrait, Max

Greetings from Taos. This week, a little promotion of two upcoming Taos Autumn shows. Or… if you prefer, Fall shows. If you are fortunate enough to be in the Taos area over the next month, it would e great to see you.

The Taos Fall Arts Show is back on after a short hiatus. I’m honored to be one of numerous invited artist and will be exhibiting an earlier piece of work, my “Bald Eagle Portrait”.

September 18 – October 4, 2026

Taos Fall Arts Festival is pleased to announce the 2026 return of a celebration of visual arts and artists in Taos County! Exhibitions will be shown in 3 historic locations: Historic Courthouse on Taos Plaza, Tuesday Moring Building, and the US Bank Building. All venues are located on or around the Taos Plaza

Taos Autumn Show - Bald Eagle Portrait, Max
Taos Fall Arts submission – Bald Eagle Portrait, Max –

And the second show, Taos Artist Combo V. I’m honored to be part of this most excellent show joining the other outstanding artists.

Taos Artist Combo V Exhibit & Sale.
Stables Gallery, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos, NM 87571
October 9 – 11: Artist Reception Friday October 9, 5-7PM

Ghost Chairs
Ghost Chairs – 12″ x 12″ – Photography, Archival Print

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Taos Autumn Show - Artist Combo V
Dancing Magpie Ladder series Part 2, “Red Pedestal”.
Photography, Archival Print

Featuring: Nina Anthony, Frederick Aragon, Sara Jean Gray, Cindy Grossman, Mark Jackson, Randall LaGro, Misty Rene’ Lucien, Rob Nightingale, Margery Reading, George Schaub, Doug Yeager, and myself.

Gallery Open: Oct 9, 12-7PM • Sat Oct 10, 12-5PM • Sun Oct 11 12-4PM

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I hope your are able to join us. I look forward to seeing you.

As always thanks for looking. Thank you for all the comments and compliments. Have a great week. G

Photo Trek, San Luis Valley. 09-02-2026

Photo trek around Ute Mountain and the San Luis Valley

This week, a three-day photo trek. Day two was spent around Ute Mountain, the anchor peak of the San Luis Valley. It can be seen from just about everywhere in the Valley. The weather did not disappoint. Infact all three days were special.
I hope everyone had a good week in your part of the world.

When the sun broke through the clouds that morning.

Photo trek around Ute Mountain and the San Luis Valley
Ute Mountain and the Rio Grande Gorge.

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Looks good in black and white.

Ute Mountain and the Rio Grande Gorge
Ute Mountain and the Rio Grande Gorge, black and white.

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Later in the day, we circled back by Ute Mountain.

Ute Mountain road and cloud
Ute Mountain road and cloud, northern New Mexico.

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Looks good in black and white, it was that kind of day.

Ute Mountain road and cloud in black and white.
Ute Mountain road and cloud in black and white.

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A panorama of the scene that morning with Larry setting up a composition. Larry Urquhart is a photographer from Brenham, Texas. Let me know if you’d like to join his email list. I’ll send an introduction, and you’ll see some outstanding work. He sends out an informative, picture driven, email every five or six weeks.

Photo trek with Larry Urquhart wild rivers with ute mountain
Sheep’s Crossing Overlook in Wild Rivers RA, with Ute Mountain.

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Photo Trek, Photo Safari, Photo Tour or Photo Workshop, whatever you call it, join me and I’ll show you some wonderful, high desert locations.

Ute Mountain from Wild Horse Mesa, Colorado. From a photo trek years ago
Ute Mountain, looking SW from Wild Horse Mesa, Colorado.

As always, thanks for looking. I hope you have a great week. G