Mystery Artist Contest #1

Okay, here's a little contest to mix things up. If you are one of the first three people to guess the artist correctly, I will send you a DVD of my films (how's that for prizes)! I recently discovered two of my favorite artists hiding in everyday household items. The first was found in a candle. The candle was actually in front of a poster of this person's work and I was really amazed to see the correlation (the colors were an exact match). Here's artist #1:



Who is it?

Lyra and the Amaryllis

New Year Winter Wonderland

Some photos from my recent New Year's trip to Ouray and Telluride. Arriving- San Juan Mountains:
The Ouray Ice Park near Box Canyon Falls (these are man-made "falls" designed for ice climbing):



At the base of the "natural" falls:


And from the top (as viewed 100's of feet above on a rickety bridge...crazy scary):

Holiday lights in Telluride: