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How the Art Happens - The Ruby Range Reflected in Lake Irwin
April 07, 2026 - The Ruby Range Reflected in Lake Irwin
This image holds a very special place in my heart and memory. I spent some par...
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How the Art Happens - The Soft Light of Spring
March 14, 2026 - The Soft Light of Spring
We haven't had much of a winter in Colorado this year. It's been unseasonably warm with less...
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How the Art Happens - Elk Avenue Big Snow
February 18, 2026 - Elk Avenue Big Snow
Today we're getting the first big snowstorm of our winter season. It's about two months late, but...
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How the Art Happens - New Years Eve Celebration
December 31, 2025 - New Year's Eve Celebration
It's New Year's Eve again!
I was hoping to update this older photo of our base village...
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How the Art Happens - The Gateway to Solitude
November 18, 2025 - The Gateway to Solitude
I love photographing aspen trees. Even though they're clones and supposedly genetically ident...
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How the Art Happens - Anthracite Morning
October 29, 2025 - Anthracite Morning
The Anthracite Range is one of my favorite subjects. It's not far from my home and just over Ohio...
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How the Art Happens - Fall Takes Flight
October 22, 2025 - Fall Takes Flight
A few weeks ago, I drove out toward Gothic, Colorado, in search of fall colors and especially hopin...
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How the Art Happens - First Snow on Kebler Pass
October 14, 2025 - First Snow On Kebler Pass
Today is this kind of day. Grey skies with light snow falling on what remains of our colorf...
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How the Art Happens - Historic Beckwith Ranch Panorama
May 25, 2025 - Historic Beckwith Ranch Panorama
A few days ago I passed by the Historic Beckwith Ranch near Westcliffe, Colorado. I...
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How the Art Happens - Sunlight Finds Frost
May 03, 2025 - Sunlight Finds Frost
I like to photograph the collision of the seasons. There's something very ephemeral about that t...
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How the Art Happens - Pasque Paradise
April 19, 2025 - Pasque Paradise
Pasque flowers are among the first to bloom near my home. In dryer areas they can bloom as early as m...
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How the Art Happens - Painter Boy Columbine
April 09, 2025 - Painter Boy Columbine
Right after I moved to Colorado, I spent lots of time exploring the backcountry around my home...
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How the Art Happens - Finding Hidden Gems
April 05, 2025 - Mystery Falls - Elko Park
It was the summer of 1992. I was still exploring the abundant backcountry around Crested...
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How the Art Happens - A Visit to San Miguel de Allende
March 28, 2025 - A Visit to San Miguel de Allende
Years ago, I was invited to join a group of photographers from the Kansas City area...
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How the Art Happens "Out of the Shadows"
October 07, 2024 - "Out of the Shadows" Wins a Bronze!
I am humbled, surprised, and very pleased to announce that one of my newest photo...
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How the Art Happens - Fisheye Double Rainbow
August 28, 2024 - Fisheye Double Rainbow
We have reached that awkward time between summer and fall in the high country. It's cooler in...
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How the Art Happens - There's a Hole in the Sky
August 06, 2024 - There's a Hole in the Sky
About nine years ago I was driving back to Crested Butte from Gunnison, Colorado. The sky...
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How the Art happens - New Ideas
July 10, 2024 - Trying New Ideas
For years it's been a challenge for many of my clients to visualize how artwork can look in their ho...
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How the Art Happens - Autumn Gold
January 24, 2024 - Autumn Gold
After watching the aspen leaves change color for more than 30 autumns here around Crested Butte I can say...
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How the Art Happens - Full Blue Supermoon
December 27, 2023 - Full Blue Supermoon 2023
Last August we were blessed with two full moons in the same month. The second one is called...
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How the Art Happens - Fall is Looking Up
October 27, 2023 - Fall is Looking Up
In a tall, golden, aspen forest looking straight up toward the sky is a popular concept. I have ma...
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How the Art Happens - Castle Magic
October 18, 2023 - Castle Magic
The Castles are a commanding visual presence rising out of the West Elk Wilderness Area. They seem even...
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How the Art Happens - A Grove of Light
October 12, 2023 - A Grove of Light
Last week I was asked to photograph a family retreat above a ghost town. The property is a gated pri...
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How the Art Happens - The Calico Forest
September 27, 2023 - The Calico Forest
The Kebler Pass Road leading west from Crested Butte is highly regarded as one of the premiere fall...
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How the Art Happens - Crested Butte Fall Panorama
September 20, 2023 - Crested Butte Fall Panorama
Almost nine years ago, to the day, I photographed the peak of fall colors over Crested Bu...
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How the Art Happens - Ruby Owen and the Dyke
August 29, 2023 - Ruby, Owen, and the Dyke
This is one of Colorado's most iconic fall color photographs. That's probably why it's never...
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How the Art Happens - Shiprock Summer Sunrise
August 18, 2023 - Shiprock Summer Sunrise
I have wanted to photograph this vantage point for a few years. A few weeks ago I got the cha...
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How the Art Happens - Summer on Elk Avenue
August 09, 2023 - Summer On Elk Avenue
I have wanted to make this photograph for years before finally making myself capture it in June.
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How the Art Happens - The Three Amigas
April 13, 2023 - The Three Amigas
The Pasque Flower or Prairie Crocus is usually the first flower to bloom in spring around here. In o...
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How the Art Happens - The Survivor
April 05, 2023 - The Survivor
I'm always surprised every spring when I see that this cabin has survived. I have to tip my hat to the p...
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How the Art Happens - Crested Butte Mountain Summer
March 23, 2023 - Crested Butte Mountain Summer
Crested Butte just broke 300" of snowfall for the season. We're not done yet either. Th...
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How the Art Happens - A Ghost of Summer
March 15, 2023 - A Ghost of Summer
It was late October and I was enjoying breakfast at the counter of Paradise Cafe in downtown Creste...
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How the Art Happens - Lazy F Bar Ranch Under Snow
March 09, 2023 - Lazy F Bar Ranch Under Snow
With over a foot of snow in the forecast for the weekend, I thought I would share a winte...
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How the Art Happens - Belleview Mountain Panorama
February 23, 2023 - Belleview Mountain Panorama
Ansel Adams is quoted as saying "A good photograph is largely about where you stand". Thi...
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How the Art Happens - Springlight
February 07, 2023 - Springlight
Every spring when the aspen trees transition from their bare winter branches to lush green foliage we get...
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How The Art Happens - The Last of the Winter Bones
May 28, 2022 - The Last of the Winter Bones
It's finally starting to feel like spring again. Afternoon winds are melting the snow an...
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How the Art Happens - Kaleidoscope Gulch
October 26, 2021 - Kaleidoscope Gulch
Some mornings I look out the window and wonder if it's going to be worth getting out of bed. It wa...
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How the Art Happens - Autumn Glory
October 21, 2021 - Autumn Glory
Fall is my very favorite time of year. It's usually colorful, warm, and not as busy as the summer season...
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How the Art Happens - Autumn Reds
September 26, 2021 - How the Art Happens - Autumn Reds
Every year about this time there are a few patches of aspen leaves that turn anywhe...
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How the Art Happens - Sunset at the Dike
May 19, 2021 - Sunset at the Dike
The West Elk Loop scenic drive offers lots of opportunities for great landscape photos. This overloo...
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How the Art Happens - Making Mistakes
April 28, 2021 - Making Mistakes
It seems like every spring we get a couple of days that remind us of what's to come temperature-wise.
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How the Art Happens - Cathedral
April 07, 2021 - Cathedral
Springtime brings green grass and leaves along with flowers to most parts of our country. Life at 9,000 feet...
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How the Art Happens - Don't Call Me Skunk Cabbage
March 31, 2021 - Don't Call me Skunk Cabbage
There's a plant in the high country that grows every spring in damp areas. It has huge, b...
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How the Art Happens - 4 Crosses - San Geronimo Church
January 06, 2021 - Four Crosses - San Geronimo Church
I miss being able to travel. I love to travel. Especially in the southwest United St...
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How the Art Happens - Warm Wishes
December 24, 2020 - Warm Wishes
This time of year I usually spend a few evenings and early mornings cruising the streets of Crested Butte...
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How the Art Happens - Elk Avenue Snow
December 02, 2020 - Elk Avenue Snow
The winter of 2007-2008 brought record amounts of snow to the mountains of Colorado. In December, usual...
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How the Art Happens - What is it About Black and White
November 14, 2020 - What is it About Black and White?
For many of the early decades of photography creating images in color was not an op...
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How the Art Happens - Crystal Mill Colors
October 14, 2020 - Crystal Mill Colors
A few years ago after most of the leaves had fallen from the trees near my home I decided to make...
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How the Art Happens - Autumn Impressions
October 07, 2020 - Autumn Impressions
I have always enjoyed the art created by the impressionist painters. I recently learned that many...
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How the Art Happens - Aspenshine
September 09, 2020 - Aspenshine
I am fortunate to live in an area favored by many of the world's best artists for capturing fall foliage....
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How the Art Happens - Colorful Castles
September 02, 2020 - Colorful Castles
As summertime starts to wane in the higher elevations of Colorado, we all are beginning to wonder wh...
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How the Art Happens - Snow Tango 2
August 27, 2020 - Snow Tango Part 2
This morning at breakfast one of the other "regulars" at Paradise Cafe mentioned that part of this...
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How the Art Happens - East River Magic
August 17, 2020 - East River Magic
by Dusty Demerson
Some scenes just capture your soul. The meanders of the East River near my home i...
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Top 10 Tips for Great Wildflower Photography From the Wildflower Capital of Colorado
July 21, 2020 - The Top 10 Tips for Great Wildflower Photos from the Wildflower Capital of Colorado
Crested Butte has been celebrated...
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How the Art Happens - Crested Butte Cottonwood Colors
June 24, 2020 - Crested Butte Cottonwood Colors
Most of my best photographs for the past 10 years or so have been somewhat planned. S...
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How the Art Happens - Spring Whispers
June 03, 2020 - Spring Whispers
As the cold, bare, signs of winter give way to spring, the landscape slowly changes flavors to margar...
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How the Art Happens - Aspen Greening
May 27, 2020 - Aspen Greening
It's that time again. Finally! This spring has, seemingly, lasted forever and has only recently result...
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How the Art Happens - Clearing Storm, Artist Point, Monument Valley, Arizona
May 13, 2020 - Clearing Storm, Artist Point, Monument Valley, Arizona
Monument Valley is one of the most overwhelming and amazing la...
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How the Art Happens - Half Dome Sunset
April 29, 2020 - Half Dome Sunset
Many years ago, I found myself in Yosemite National Park in early November. I had spent a few days d...
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How the Art Happens - Crested Butte Mountain Alpenglow
April 23, 2020 - Crested Butte Mountain Alpenglow
Sometimes my photos are just waiting by the side of the road, right around a turn. O...
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How the Art Happens - San Francisco de Asis Mission Church
April 15, 2020 - San Francisco de Asis Mission Church
I love the architecture and materials used to create the Spanish missions in New...
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How the Art Happens - Inside Tony's
April 08, 2020 - Inside Tony's
When I first moved to Crested Butte, Colorado, I lived in the middle of downtown above the bakery. I wa...
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How the Art Happens - Priorities
March 30, 2020 - Priorities
The long-gone mining days of Crested Butte have left their marks on the architecture and decor of this col...
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How the Art Happens - Paradise Divide Winter Panorama
March 18, 2020 - Paradise Divide Winter Panorama
I sure wish I was better at this new "social distancing" thing we're supposed to be p...
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How the Art Happens - Mystical Canyon Light
March 11, 2020 - Mystical Canyon Light
Several years ago I decided I needed to visit the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in search of th...
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How My Business Was Saved By a 13-Year-Old Laptop Computer
February 26, 2020 - How My Business Was Saved By a 13-Year-Old Laptop Computer
I usually save major changes to my business until early in...
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How the Art Happens - Mount Crested Butte Winter Panorama
February 19, 2020 - Mount Crested Butte Winter Panorama
Sometime back in the early 1970's someone climbed to the top of Sunlight Ridge ju...
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How the Art Happens - That's Why They Call Her The Red Lady
February 12, 2020 - That's Why They Call Her The Red Lady
Some days I just can't catch a break. A bunch of years ago, after a long day at...
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How the Art Happens - At the Edge of Autumn
October 09, 2019 - At the Edge of Autumn
Most of us photographers like to make our photos on the edges. Sunset and sunrise are the edges...
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5 Must-See Places for Crested Butte Fall Color
September 24, 2015 - Local pro photographers never miss these locations during the fabulous fall color extravaganza around Crested Butte, Col...
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