Spider Rock stands with awesome dignity and beauty over 800 feet high in Arizona’s colorful Canyon de Chelly National Park (pronounced da Shay). Geologists of the National Park Service say that "the formation began 230 million years ago. It stands windblown sand swirled and compressed with time created the spectacular red sandstone monolith. Long ago, the Dine (Navajo) Indian tribe named it Spider Rock. Stratified, multicolored cliff walls surround the canyon. For many, many centuries the Dine (Navajo) built caves and lived in these cliffs. Most of the caves were located high above the canyon floor, protecting them from enemies and flash floods. This painting was created in my Grants Pass, Oregon Studio
Original is sold
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Featured in Spirit of the Native American First People of America Sold 4/25/2010
OH, that would be because it is a painting…..I looked at the description first and not the title…..opps. WONDERFUL OIL ON CANVAS:)))))) Beautiful work!!
Thank You so much for your nice words. And it is a real compliment that you thought it was a photograph.
Thank You ! Barbara for sharing this wonderful presentation of spider monolyth and surrounding vista, most apprecitive as well for your warm congratulatory visit to my rendition of Cliff Palace. paul
Gret portrait, Barb. I was just at de Chelly but didn’t have time to get down to the end to see Spider Rock. My appetitte is whetted for the next trip.
It is one of my fondest childhood memories, but the Navajo story of the Spider woman scared me to death when I was a kid.
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Fantastic work, I have been in the bottom horse back riding and on the top , and you have done a beautiful job creating this
Thank You so very much. I appreciate the feedback
– Barbara Applegate
What a great view of this place. I have never heard of it. How cool. It looks like a painting!!
OH, that would be because it is a painting…..I looked at the description first and not the title…..opps. WONDERFUL OIL ON CANVAS:)))))) Beautiful work!!
Thank You so much for your nice words. And it is a real compliment that you thought it was a photograph.
– Barbara Applegate
Thank You ! Barbara for sharing this wonderful presentation of spider monolyth and surrounding vista, most apprecitive as well for your warm congratulatory visit to my rendition of Cliff Palace. paul
Thank You Paul it is an area I love
– Barbara Applegate
Gret portrait, Barb. I was just at de Chelly but didn’t have time to get down to the end to see Spider Rock. My appetitte is whetted for the next trip.
It is one of my fondest childhood memories, but the Navajo story of the Spider woman scared me to death when I was a kid.
– Barbara Applegate
Superb painting , wonderful subject. ….after my own heart! good luck with the challenge. (())
Well thank you so very much
– Barbara Applegate
Stunning imagery……..
Thank You for your kind words
– Barbara Applegate
A great rendition of Spider Rock,, we were there last October, a truly magical place to visit..
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Thank You for stopping to view my painting and the nice words of encouragement
– Barbara Applegate
Great feeling of depth!
Thank You so very much, Harry
– Barbara Applegate
Congratulations, your image has been
Thank You so much to the Hosts for this great honor
– Barbara Applegate