The Tseyi Wood Print

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Inventory #48#9254. This is a view of Canyon de Chelly from the top of the cliff wall - about 700 feet up. The walls of this canyon are very sheer. Some of the Anazasi ruins are on the valley floor, while others are well up the cliff side. The de Chelly creek meanders along the valley floor, watering trees, fields and livestock. "Chelly" (pronounced "shay") is a Spanish mispronunciation of the Navajo name for the canyon - Tseyi.

A photographer since the age of 8 when I received my first camera as a gift from my grandmother, I learned the art of photography by studying such current great artists as George Lepp, Dewitt Jones and Art Wolfe. My inspiration is God's beautiful creation, and I attempt to record it faithfully, shooting landscapes, flowers, animals, and anything that captures my fancy. I shot film until 2012 when I purchased my first pro digital camera. Now I do both, and do all of the creation in the camera before the snap. If the image isn't good enough to print as taken, it is discarded instead of being "improved" through Photoshop. I have my own darkroom and love making my own prints from negatives. One of my favorite techniques is to hand paint...