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The third painting in my Death Valley series, reveal, was inspired by something I saw while walking through a slot canyon in the Artist's Palette area of Death Valley National Park. The canyon walls were steep and a brownish red. Turn after turn the colors were relatively similar, until suddenly I came across what seemed to be the scene of a new incident. There was evidence of a large rock fall. A pile of rock debris was lying on the canyon floor. Directly above it was a discolored streak rising 60 feet to a visible hole which exposed a very different coloration of rock. It was pale and chalky, and this color peppered the trail from high on the canyon wall to the rock pile at my feet. Every thing around me was still and quiet, but I tried to imagine the event that had recently occurred. What sound did it make? Was there a loud cracking sound before the rock gave way? Did the earth tremble? What a rare sight it would be to see an event like this. Recently, a giant arch in Arches Nationa...

I've been creating art since I was a kid. It's something that has always been good medicine for me. My images are often created intuitively from my imagination. Inspired by the natural world, I think about the things I've experienced as I paint or draw. Before I realize it, I've drifted away from this world for a while. When I return, I always feel a little better, more grounded, and connected to spirit. As much as I love to paint, I am also in love with creating children's books. If you would like to have a look at those, please visit my website at BonnieKelso.com or look me up on Amazon. My books encourage people of all ages to explore their creative energies. I believe that creating art can soothe the mind and heal the soul. I also...