Art Around the Country

When I requested photos of artwork by local artists, I was not specific enough. I am so happy about that fact. Instead of presenting art by the local artists of Alaska and Nevada only. I get to present to you the local artwork of artists from Alaska, Hawaii, Illinois, New York, New Mexico, and Nevada. Some of these pictures came without explanation, so they won't be captioned. But I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I did.

To the left is a hand painted post card, artist and photographer unknown, but we know that the title is, "A Mining History," And that you can purchase them in Seward Alaska.

Above: Northern Lights in Ice

This is only a small look at the huge ice sculpture extravaganza that Fairbanks, AK hosts yearly. They have entire streets full of homes with beautiful ice sculptures in front of their homes and in their yards. I plan to visit this winter if I can manage.

Above is a beautiful photograph that illustrates the true beauty of Alaska. The photo was taken by Art Wolfe, but the exact location is unknown to us.

To the left is a picture drawn by an unknown artist in Homer, Alaska. It is of a blad eagle wheeling in the sky which is a common enough sight to see in Alaska.

Above: Fishing boats, tuboats, small barges and even a couple yachts, from all around the Pacific Ocean, Join together off of the coast of Hawaii to create this aerial shot in an attempt to create awareness of the bad ocean conditions.

Cinco De Mayo, NY, NY

Lewis Tardy, Cicago, IL

Above: A Ginger Hart postcard. Scanned and submited from New Mexico.

To the right is a huge handcrafted garden in glass. This ceiling is featured in the Bellagio Hotel above the reception desk.

Above: The Las Vegas Strip

I know that it's cliche, but I really hoped that someone would submit one of these photos. See, for a "local" or "former local" such as myself. Aerial photographs of the strip are like our own personal puzzel. It changes on such a regular basis that looking at the strip is a challenge to figure out when the photo was taken. So come on locals, I've got a challenge for you... In the comment box I want you to leave me a year, guess if you have to... When was it taken?

Above: Rock art in Gold Butte, Nevada

If you look closely you can see petroglyphs on the wall in the bottom left corner. We used to love taking the kids out rock climbing and finding petroglyphs on a wall.