Darcie Peet

On a cold, snowy, December day, along with our Navajo guide, we drove as far as possible into Canyon Del Muerto, in the Canyon De Chelly National Monument. These are the ruins that eerily looked out over the valley reminding us of the storied history of these unusual, red-rock canyons. For Sale. $7000. Available at Settlers West Gallery, 6420 N. Campbell Ave. Tucson, AZ 85718, 520-299-2607 www.settlerswest.com www.darciepeet.com

Coming out after a day’s hike in Pima Canyon outside of Tucson, we are surrounded by shadow, yet in the valley below, city lights start to twinkle in the dramatic dusk light. For Sale. $3000. Available at Settlers West Gallery, 6420 N. Campbell Ave. Tucson, AZ 85718, 520-299-2607 www.settlerswest.com www.darciepeet.com

Exploring a winding, back-country, dirt road outside of Telluride, Colorado, as the light was fading, we realized we didn’t truly know where were, and hoped our basic map would tell us how to get back to Telluride before dark. For Sale. $3900. Available at Settlers West Gallery, 6420 N. Campbell Ave. Tucson, AZ 85718, 520-299-2607 www.settlerswest.com www.darciepeet.com

Scarlet-red Fairy Trumpets, contrasting blue-purple Lupine and sage garnish the edges of sweeping ranchland at the eastern base of the Gore Range in Colorado. For sale $2900. Available at the Mountain Oyster Club 53rd Annual Contemporary Western Art Show and Sale, Nov 20, 2022 – Jan 31, 2023, 6400 E. El Dorado Circle Suite C100, Tucson, AZ 85715, 520-792-0319, www.art@mountainoysterclub.com

While visiting friends near Seeley Lake, Montana, we often walked a country, dirt road not too far from their cabin. This tattered barn sat so very visibly “center stage” at the edge of the road, punctuating a small pasture. This late, fall afternoon there was a dusting of snow on the distant Swan Range, and the angles of the shadows, fenceline and irrigation ditch all seemed to point and call attention to this once active part of the ranch. A few, late blooming, lavender asters garnish the setting like a decorative picture frame. For sale $3000. Available at the Mountain Oyster Club 53rd Annual Contemporary Western Art Show and Sale, Nov 20, 2022 – Jan 31, 2023, 6400 E. El Dorado Circle Suite C100, Tucson, AZ 85715, 520-792-0319, www.art@mountainoysterclub.com