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Title
Zion National Park Utah
Artist
Bob and Nadine Johnston
Medium
Painting - Fine Art - Acrylic And Digital Paintings. No Watermark Will Ever Be On Finished Artwork
Description
Almost 12,000 years ago Zion's first peoples, who are now almost invisible, tracked mammoth, giant sloth, and camel across southern Utah. Due to climate change and overhunting these animals died out about 8,000 years ago. Humans adapted by focusing on mid-sized animals and gathered foods. As resources dwindled 2,600 years ago, people tuned lifeways to the specifics of place. Such a culture, centered on Zion, differentiated over the next 1,500 years into a farming tradition archeologists call Virgin Anasazi.
Zion's geology provided these and later pioneer farmers a combination rare in the desert: a wide, level place to grow food, a river to water it, and an adequate growing season. On the Colorado Plateau crops grow best between 5,000 and 7,000 feet, making Zion's elevations -- 3,666 to 8,726 feet -- almost ideal. Differences in elevation also encourage diverse plants and animals; mule deer and turkey wander forested plateaus; bighorn sheep and juniper prosper in canyons.
The Anasazi moved southeast 800 years ago, due probably to drought and overuse. Soon after, Paiute peoples brought a lifeway fine-tuned to desert seasons and thrived. In the 1860s, just after settlement by Mormon pioneers, John Wesley Powell visited Zion on the first scientific exploration of southern Utah. By hard work and faith pioneers endured in a landscape that hardly warranted such persistence. Flash floods destroyed towns and drought burned the crops. Only the will to survive saw Paiute, Anasazi, and European descendants through great difficulties. Perhaps today Zion is again a sanctuary, a place of life and hope.
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May 25th, 2015
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Bensalem, PA - United States
Incredible landscape image so calming and beautiful Bob and Nadine:-) Gorgeous work!!
Vail, AZ - United States
Beautiful capture of the Sentinel and Court of the Patriarchs, Bob & Nadine. I did a painting of this area during rain and fog a year ago called Road to Grandeur.......Fav / like
San Lorenzo, CA - United States
Really gorgeous work, Bob and Nadine!! Wonderful color and textures!!! :)))
Greensboro, NC - United States
Bob and Nadine, this is such a beautiful image of Zion, exceptional artwork!! F/L/P
Cottonwood, AZ - United States
When you like our work, Please click the Buttons for Facebook, Twitter, Stumble, and Google Plus or the first five at the top right of the page. Have noticed many are not using them... Recommend everyone use them, everywhere you see them... ***********************
Sandy, UT - United States
Such a glorious Zion's painting, Dr Bob and Nadine!! You guy's are so very talented!! Your entire portfolio is top notch. F/L/T
Silver Spring, MD - United States
Bob and Nadine, this is a stunning scene. Great detail and colors. L.
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