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"SPIRIT OF THE DESERT"
Joshua Tree National Park, California Painting by Corey Ench, 2004 Photographed by Jerry Kendrick of Birmingham, Alabama |
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This mural on the wall next to the entrance of the Joshua Tree National Park and Visitor's Center in Twentynine Palms, California captures the desert light better than just about every mural we've seen. Painted in acrylics, it's 24 feet long by 6 feet tall. Commissioned to honor Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, who led the effort to get Joshua Tree protected as a national monument, the mural was unveiled on the tenth anniversary of the California Desert Preservation Act. The legislation was instrumental in the eventual establishment of Joshua Tree as a national park.
Corey Ench's Web site has more photos and details of this work that showcase his talent for capturing light. While there is a direct link to "Spirit of the Desert", following this path will allow you to see some of Ench's other gorgeous work along the way:
Be prepared to be stunned by the photos! Location:
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Photographed by Jerry
Kendrick, June, 2006 |
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