Wyoming-National Park

Hallows of enchanted knolls of vanishing peoples called “shee” and harbors that harbor mermaids and water horses sing to the seas that I am Clan Morrison. Enchanted Zen art of Sumi with a thousand shades of grey holding the four seasons and Asian graphite from India and China likewise show ying/yang show that I am an artist. Mystery inspires art and one of the truly mystic states is Wyoming. But, Wyoming calls itself “the Cowboy State.” Wyoming is neither Texas nor Montana. The state is better known for national parks. Because of this the state is largely, indirectly dependent on the federal governmental aid from the parks such as the Grand Tetons. Ironically, the state is traditionally, financially conservative but was hit hard by the government shut down cause by the people they elected. But, the Grand Tetons are what make The West great. Snowbound buffalo herds and the wild grizzly show a unique heritage. My primary art form is nature. The lone bald eagle is a symbol of America because it flies freely. America has to protect this beauty. The Parks are honored with a set of quarters. Animal planet had a special proving mermaid existence in 2013.

Wyoming has an over arching mythos which separates it from any other state. Everything is on “Old Faithful” from Yellowstone National Park. It is on an active volcano and was first recognized as a protected site by President Grant making it the first. The Native Americans named it "Mitzi-a-dazi" which French translated to “yellow stones” and is important to the regional flood legend. The geyser is said to be actually a buffalo that is buried. The first Anglo was a man named John Colter who went trapping from the Lewis and Clark expedition and thought he saw hell and was made fun of with “Colter’s Hell.” Ironically, the Native Americans said that Doh Ki  (God) gave it to them as a promise land and were the first poachers in the park. (During the Indian Wars) The boot is from the Frontier Day of Old West Museum in Cheyenne, Wyoming which honors the first rodeo and largest in the state in 1897. It is a big West and art fair. The flower is the state flower Indian paintbrush which cures women’s issues according traditional medicine. I drew this picture last March with graphite and white charcoal.    

The name of this piece is “submerged stones” and was drawn recently with ink, sumie and Chinese watercolors. As I said before all of the American nature pieces I do are from life. This piece is no exception. It almost ended up in that same stream in the back woods when my chair shifted which caused my drawing pad to fall to the creek bank  I carefully moved my foot to rescue it. If you would like to buy this or any other of my pieces email me at MatthewMorrison76@yahoo.com.