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Ideas and feelings come and go, intermingling, sometimes connecting and sometimes not. As this is happening I feel a sense of playfulness and joy. This is common as you watch people walk through the gallery enjoying the hand made creations of Moab Artists.

  Canyonlands Shadow Play by Thea Nordling.

Are the reminiscing about their day in Canyonlands National Park? It just seems obvious that we can feel sadness or pity for fictional characters, fear at the view of threatening monsters on the movie screen, and joy upon listening to upbeat, happy songs. This may be why so many of us are consumers of art in the first place. Good art, will invoke that emotional feeling, a memory or a thought.

 Mules Ear Daises by Peggy Harty

In the short cold days of winter you can simply feel the warmth of spring from Peggy's beautiful pastel. Art is something we do, a verb. Art is an expression of our thoughts, emotions, intuitions, and desires, but it is even more personal than that: it’s about sharing the way we experience the world, which for many is an extension of personality.

  Sleeping Couple by Deborah McDermott

What images do you see in the rock formations? It is the communication of intimate concepts that cannot be faithfully portrayed by words alone. And because words alone are not enough, we must find some other vehicle to carry our intent. But the content that we instill on or in our chosen media is not in itself the art. Art is to be found in how the media is used, the way in which the content is expressed.

  Fresh Air After the Rain by Larry Christensen

"The rain is past, the air smells clean, and the colors are so vivid it’s almost unreal." This is Larry' quote on this picture, can you just smell the freshness of the rain?

Come into the Gallery walk around and see what feelings you will experience. 

 Weathering the Storm by Robert Mckendrick