Darcie Peet

On an early morning hike in the Tortolita Mountains, northwest of Tucson, huge shadows frame a medley of desert botanicals edged in rising sunshine. For sale. $1800. Available at K Newby Gallery & Sculpture Garden, 15 Tubac Rd., Tubac, AZ 85646-4217, 520-398-9662, Toll free: 888-398-9662, www.newbygallery.com/artist/darcie-peet/ www.darciepeet.com

Mt. Huntington, Alaska Range, near Mt. McKinley (Denali), it’s sheer face catching evening light. Bold and humbling. I was so glad to be back on the ground after this small plane ride around the massive peak of Denali. For Sale. $5200. Available at Settlers West Gallery, 6420 N. Campbell Ave. Tucson, AZ 85718, 520- 299-2607 www.settlerswest.com www.darciepeet.com

The first hints of a slowly rising sun set aglow a few of Monument Valley’s “mittens” still anchored in winter’s long blue and lavender shadows. For sale: $3900. Available at Settlers West Gallery, 6420 N. Campbell Ave. Tucson, AZ 85718, 520-299-2607 www.settlerswest.com www.darciepeet.com

Rolling, ranchland meadows dotted with purpled thistles near the foot of the Swan Range, near Kalispell, Montana. For sale. $1600. Available at A. Banks Gallery, 131 E. Main St., Missoula, MT 59802, 406-728-9348, www.abanksgallery.com/darcie-peet/ www.darciepeet.com

On a crisp, blue-sky, Colorado, fall day we started our journey leaving Carbondale at the base of Mt. Sopris heading toward Redstone and Marble. At stream’s edge and at the end of this narrow, once traveled, overgrown, dirt road lay a homestead dotted with numerous outbuildings. One can almost hear the past bustle of ranch equipment, animals and family as a long workday is ahead getting ready for winter, foretold by the backdrop of early, snow-laden peaks of McClure Pass. Next will be Kebler Pass and Crested Butte, hopefully before dark. For sale. $5900. Available at The Broadmoor Galleries, 1 Lake Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80906. 719-577-5744, www.broadmoorgalleries.com/darcie-peet/ www.darciepeet.com