Wyoming

In October 2018 I spent two weeks in Wyoming at Brush Creek Ranch. Autumn was in full force with brilliantly colored foliage and unsettled weather. Being a tributary of the North Platte River, the ranch supported an abundance of monolithic cottonwood trees. Their forms and placement along the creek define the landscape and indicate where water is present and plentiful. Ochres, yellows, and cinnabars mean water and life in this harsh and arid landscape. I walked and photographed the ranch in awe of the complexity and subtlety of the color. The trees with their intense chroma became my subject as they hugged the creeks and receded into deep space.