Taos...from the earth, sky and water

Taos Pueblo--earth, sky and water flowing together, 8 by 9 watercolor

Taos Pueblo...rising from mother earth into the sun bright sky, soaring  with the sacred mountain, and  with life water at its feet.

Writing beside the Taos river

I like to come when the tourists aren't there, though I am one. You can sense the oneness of creation, of mankind's small niche in the total, of a civilization not subject to the tyranny and superficiality of the white man's clock. 
The spirit of the place and people draws us less fortunates in wonder and awe, awakening something deeper inside.
The photo at right is from my last student trip 10 years ago, gathering strength from the earth, sky and water as the Pueblo does spiritually and literally.
And with the New Mexico itch for spring break, today's painting, from memory, of that ancient adobe.