Would you follow him into the desert?
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As the sun reached its zenith at midday, the still air was split by the sound of fervent knocking. You hardly expected unannounced visitors during the hottest time of day, so far from town, where rut-crossed roads gave up after the first small arroyo. Still, the knocking wasn't letting up and you were half afraid if the knocks got any harder latillas would start falling out of the ceiling. So with a cautious stride, you strode from the old pine chair next to your empty fireplace towards the door, and unlatched the lock. Squinting in the harsh afternoon light, you saw the face looking up at you.
Blue. It was Blue.
Beads and teeth were strung around their neck on a simple twine, and their red body was swaddled in a threadbare striped jorongo. Still looking up at you with piercing yellow eyes, a hawk's stare in a mannish face, the visitor spoke--
《¿Tienes agua?》
It was a soft voice from a strange mouth, like wind rustling through tule stands. You blinked slowly, before shutting the door behind you and fumbling around for a tin cup before deciding that might be too small. So you hefted your abuela's olla out from where you'd stashed it below your ristras. Grunting slightly, you brought the clay jar out through the door and set it gently down with a hollow sloshing. No comment from your visitor, yet for a moment things began to feel...unfocused. Seconds stretched like syrup in the hot air, each breath in felt like an eternity, and each exhale was the lifetime of universes. Then blessed relief as the world snapped back into focus and you stumbled a half-step backwards towards your door and looked down where amidst scattered bones and feathers in the dust were old silver pesetas glinting up. You lurched forwards, grabbing the coins up before shakily latching the door behind you.
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New Mexico Art Museum, Santa Fe
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“Evening Star No. III, 1917,” Georgia O’Keeffe
American artist Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986) not only captured the vastness of the night sky but also suggested the human instinct to try to impose order and pattern on what we see when we look at the heavens.
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Aaron Zulpo x The 10th Annual Supersonic Invitational.
Work by artist Aaron Zulpo for The 10th Annual Supersonic Invitational group exhibition which opens August 13th, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
Featuring over 70 of the best New Contemporary artists from around the world, the celebrated exhibition is curated by artist Zach Tutor and presented by Harman Projects. The show will be on view at 2754 La Cienega Blvd (Hashimoto Contemporary Gallery) in Los Angeles until August 27th, 2022.
Hope to see you there!
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"Indian Girl (Julianita)" by Robert Henri (1865-1929), American painter.
Visit Pittoresko and see our Digital Collection of Vintage Portrait Prints
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The Sentry, 24 x 18 inches, Oil on canvas, 1929
Frank Tenney Johnson
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Jenny Willigrod, Original Southwest Art
Original chalk pastels in bold, bright colors
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