When artist Georgia O'Keefe left New York City and traveled west to paint because of the amazing light here, and when photographer Ansel Adams declared the light of the Southwest to be superior for photography, the area became a mecca for the artistic minded. These photographs of northern New Mexico illustrate the influence art has on the area. Temperatures are cold in the winter, and cool in the summer. Vegetation is typical of arid regions. And while I love the green forests of the Atlantic seaboard, the lush vegetation of the Pacific Northwest, the rolling green hills of the Midwest, and the landscaped gardens of Southern California, I find the vast openness and sunlight of the Southwest holds my appeal.
Be well, do good.....
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