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The Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde is an iconic vista of the Southwest and one of the most recognized scenes in the National Park system. Anyone who visits Mesa Verde has dozens of photos of Cliff Palace, and I do as well. I tried in this image to capture the place in a way that would not be a visual clich�. On that point, I feel it succeeds. By composing my picture so that the ruins are shifted to the left of the frame and by bringing up the far mesa, I feel, the picture is a fresh version of the Cliff Palace.

William Fields, Artist Two Soaring Hearts, LLC www.william-fields.artistwebsites.com P.O. Box 293 Hermann, MO 65041 phone: 573.486.5252 or 314.578.5767 http://www.williamfieldsartphoto.com/develop/ Art is my passion. I try to put everything I have learned from every great teacher and through every mistake I have made into each and every piece with as much passion as I have for art and for life itself. Artists have been accused of being self aggrandizing, long winded, name droppers. I hate it when the critics get it right! In an attempt to diffuse those kinds of accusations, regardless of how accurate they may be, I am writing this statement today. Each picture I make begins with a germ of an idea. I visualize how I...