Peaceful Town
Pastel on aluminum oxide paper
Image size: 12.5 in x 17 in
Location: Alamos, Sonora (2006)

Even mountains that are dry, with low, scrubby growth, are beautiful in their own way. Without much vegetation, you can clearly see the "ribs" of the mountain. It is like a sculpture made by wind and rain then baked in the hot Mexican sun. It doesn't rain a lot in Sonora, but after the rainy season, the green crops change the landscape. Then, in the fall, the corn stalks dry and change color to yellow-brown. I saw this scene about noon when everything was quiet and the town looked like a toy village at the foot of the mountain.