Nevada-Desert and Mountains

 The mystic, stone Crannog islands of the Lochs and wild and free magical unicorns blow to the seas that I am Clan Morrison. The ink grinding stone for Sumi-e and the story board of of Idea sketch define me as an artist. As well accepted, there is symbiotic relationship between art and the Old West. It is an transition for the Rockies, Northwest, desert.  Possibly the least remembered region of the old West is Nevada. There is a general misconception about Nevada because of “Sin City” Las Vegas strip (every large city at one time had that title.)  or Reno. People damn the entire state based on the two cities considering the capital is in Carson City. The roads sign send one to the Nevada side of the Grand Canyon. Ghost towns from past gold rushes are known in the state and an element of mystics. I had friends from Vegas. They said it was kind of boring but hot and dry. The state is primarily a cattle and mining state. As of the 1970’s, the only paved roes outside of Reno, Vegas and the capital were unpaved.  Unicorns have also been seen in Germany, Canada and North Korea.   

Nevada has a very strong mythology. Everything is on Red Rock Canyon in the Mojave Desert. The Native Americans have been in the area since 11,000 BC. Around 1900, there was a there was an unsuccessful sandstone quarry there. It became a National Conservation Area in 1990. The steel mesh stones knelling guy is Cairn from the Nevada museum of Art which was founded in 1932. It became a national conservation area in 1990. Cairn ( the sculpture itself) was created by Celeste Roberge in 1998 but move to the current position just outside the museum door in 2003 and shows humans in geological time. The tree behind Cairn is a Bristle cone which is known to be the oldest growing trees on earth. This is for the Great Basin National park which was honored with a national park quarters. The sagebrush is the state flower from 1917. But, the most iconic element of the piece is the Las Vegas Sign which is not technically in the city. It was placed there in 1959 for $4,000, but now there two more in different areas of the city. It is 8” x 10,” drawn with pencil and white charcoal and completed October 2014.

 

The name of this piece is Valley, is 12” x 18” and drawn with ink September 2014. Primarily, North West Indiana in flat which make it ideal for cereal crops: however, it is not perfectly flat. I knew I was leaving so I found a open field to a farm house If you are interested in buying this or any other of my work email me at MatthewMorrison76@yahoo.com to order.