Trip pix Nr. 2..

On the way South to Albuquerque we stopped at the Allen Houser sculpture garden and foundry...OMG... the setting, the sculptures. It is so amazing how everything looks so clear and clean in the desert air, a light breeze made it bearable to stroll among 80 plus free standing traditional and modern sculptures by Houser, as well as his 2 sons who carried on the tradition.
Getting the scoop on how these pieces are made is astonishing... it takes so long and depends so much on just the right chemicals for creating the kind of patina the sculpture wants.

Buffalo Hunter

Three Bowlegged Cowboys greet the visitors at the parking area.

Exuberant mustangs

distant mountains as perfect backdrop

This one makes me think that the Indian Chief is holding in his hands his soul as a humble offering to the sky gods . You think this is fanciful, perhaps, but what the high desert air can do to one's mind is truly

astonishing! modern sculpture - perhaps "Contemplation"?

Form in motion? Couple of seals on a beach?
.And befitting a Los Toros Aficionada.... El Toro Americano- in a stylized form