Gray Mountain is on the Dine’ Reservation. It is an abandoned hotel and gas station. Blink and you might miss it as you drive by. If you are paying attention, you just might stop as I do. I have been passing through for 45 years on my way North on the 89a Highway. The first time I stopped to take pictures, I captured the three tanks. The structure appears to be water tanks next to a hotel to create water pressure, next to the tanks is a microwave antenna. Over the course of months, the graffiti would change, Possibly one artist tagging over another yet every time there was a message. I don’t know. I knew whoever was doing it was good, really good and the message was current with sharp meaning.
One day, I discovered an article on the graffiti of Gray Mountain and Chip Thomas was part of the piece. It told the story of Chip, a physician on the Dine’ reservation. His artwork is amazing. I found him on social media and started to follow him. I really enjoy indigenous art old and new. That might be evident here as I have created another section dedicated to it, Rock Art. My blog is always changing however my love of art is consistent through my life. My Nikon FE holds a recent art day, the street art on McDowell Rd. I will press the shutter on more installations, my favorite is to shoot the work on film. I hope you enjoy the galleries I’ve put together as much as I do.
