Clockwise Up, Singing Sands Area, near Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China

"Clockwise Up" - a modern-day camel caravan in the Singing Sands area near Dunhuang, Gansu Provice, China. Taken in September, 2005, these caravans still exist. You see them moving from the lower right portion of the image clockwise up to the ridge and beyond. One of three prints in the "No Strangers" show at the Art Intersection Gallery in Gilbert, AZ August 2-30.  Palladium, 16x20 on Arches Platine paper.

Five Camels, Singing Sands, Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China

These camels are the descendants of the many who were the beasts of burden for the Silk Route for over 1,000 years. While their current burdens are modern day tourists, they are remarkably evocative of their past roles. One of three prints included in the "No Strangers" show at Art Intersection Gallery, August 2 - 30, 2014. Palladium, 16x20 on Arches Platine paper.

Great Salt Lake, Karakorum Highway, Western China

Taken in 2010 in far western China on the Karakorum Highway near the Pakistan border. This lake resembles its counterpart in Utah, but is essentially dry. This is one of three prints to be displayed in the "No Strangers" show at the Art Intersection Gallery in Gilbert, AZ, August 2-30, 2014.  Palladium, 16x20 on Arches Platine paper.

Color Versus Palladium

Sometimes, color is better; many times, palladium is better. In this case, however, I think you can have it both ways. The warm yellows and browns work well in this image from the silk route of Western China. But the palladium is especially interesting both in terms of tonal range and the way in which the image lies in a tactile way in the textures of the Arches Platine paper.

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