TUCSON GALLERY

TUCSON GALLERY

Tucson has a varied desert landscape. Two of the views here are from the still-rustic Tucson Mountains, west of the city. To the north are the Catalina mountains, which offer snow about 1 hour's drive from the heart of town. Drives in other directions offer many experiences among Sonoran Desert landscapes.

490 -- Afternoon View of Tucson from the Tucson Mts. This is another view, some months later, at a much larger scale, from a location close to the previous site. The Tucson Mts. are a semirural residential area west of Tucson. Many of us have been engaged in trying to preserve it from urban sprawl. Painted from nature. (Copyright William K. Hartmann).

Hiking the Sweetwater Trail in the Tucson Mts. (Copyright William K. Hartmann).

140.5 -- Afternoon Light on Baboquivari, sacred peak of the Tohono O'odham. Baboquivari is a prominent peak near Kitt Peak National Observatory, west of Tucson on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation. It figures in O'odham myth and history. This was painted from life during a hike to the summit. (Well, the others reached the summit; I stayed in the saddle and painted.) (Copyright William K. Hartmann).

421 -- December, Bear Wallow, Catalina Mts, Arizona. The Catalinas include a national forest recreation area north of Tucson, about an hour from the city. It may not look like the conventional view of the Tucson area, but it offers a refuge from the summer heat and unfamiliar ski conditions during part of the winter. This was painted from nature (by a very cold painter) after a snowstorm in the area. (Copyright William K. Hartmann).

380 -- Moonlight View Across Tucson Basin from the West. I was struck by the contrast on the cloud surfaces between the copper-red color of the city glow on the bottom side, to the more silver-blue tone of the moonlight on the illuminated edges. (Copyright William K. Hartmann).

388 -- Morning at Sanctuary Cove, West of Tucson. This is a small park with a chapel for meditation. (Copyright William K. Hartmann).

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490 -- Afternoon View of Tucson from the Tucson Mts. This is another view, some months later, at a much larger scale, from a location close to the previous site. The Tucson Mts. are a semirural residential area west of Tucson. Many of us have been engaged in trying to preserve it from urban sprawl. Painted from nature. (Copyright William K. Hartmann).	Hiking the Sweetwater Trail in the Tucson Mts. (Copyright William K. Hartmann).

140.5 -- Afternoon Light on Baboquivari, sacred peak of the Tohono O'odham. Baboquivari is a prominent peak near Kitt Peak National Observatory, west of Tucson on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation. It figures in O'odham myth and history. This was painted from life during a hike to the summit. (Well, the others reached the summit; I stayed in the saddle and painted.) (Copyright William K. Hartmann).	421 -- December, Bear Wallow, Catalina Mts, Arizona. The Catalinas include a national forest recreation area north of Tucson, about an hour from the city. It may not look like the conventional view of the Tucson area, but it offers a refuge from the summer heat and unfamiliar ski conditions during part of the winter. This was painted from nature (by a very cold painter) after a snowstorm in the area. (Copyright William K. Hartmann).

380 -- Moonlight View Across Tucson Basin from the West. I was struck by the contrast on the cloud surfaces between the copper-red color of the city glow on the bottom side, to the more silver-blue tone of the moonlight on the illuminated edges. (Copyright William K. Hartmann).	388 -- Morning at Sanctuary Cove, West of Tucson. This is a small park with a chapel for meditation. (Copyright William K. Hartmann).