Recently two close friends of mine journeyed to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon near Torowheap to visit the ancient Shaman's Gallery which is nested on the side of a wash about 3 miles down from the rim. The drive there from Phoenix is about 9 hours. This was Diane's birthday trip to the Canyon and I was supposed to go along but daughter duties prevailed. I've included some pictures of their visit to this incredible gallery. What I find interesting about these images is they are not typical of Native American petroglyphs or pictographs that I've seen. Some of the animals look familiar, but most of the figures are quite different from any I have seen. The images are pictographs; all done with pigment. I can only imagine what they looked like when freshly painted. I find them fascinating. Enjoy!
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ReplyDeleteThese are great pieces of art any of them would be worth trying as a derivative piece of watermedia work you would kill it with your abilities.
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Wow- aren't these inspiring, so mysterious. I've always loved pictographs and cave paintings; they make me feel that these ancient artists are speaking to us across time. The softness of the earth-tones blending into the stone, so beautiful now, does make me wonder what they looked like when first painted...
ReplyDeleteThese are EXCELLENT! Thanks for sharing.
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Extraordinary!
ReplyDeleteThese are incredible. I'm so glad to have gotten to see them virtually, if not in person.
ReplyDeleteSpectacular and magnificent! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWhat a coincidence or is it that the title of my latest painting is Shaman's Staff and I that feel a connection to these interesting pictographs? Thank you for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteThese are very sophisticated drawings quite different from anything else in my pictograph experience. Thanks for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful expressive artwork!! Wonderful variety!
ReplyDeleteThat is Gordons Panel, Discovered by Gordon Smith
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ReplyDeleteGPS Coordinates to Panel : 36.3646 latitude, -112.89703 longitude
GPS Coordinates to Trail Head 36.33917 latitude, -112.92705 longitude