Tony Foster, *Cabezon Peak from a Mesa to the North*, 2011 | Watercolor and graphite on paper, talisman of mixed media symbolic objects including a stone arrowhead by Homer Etherton, map, mixed media Zuni coyote fetish | 36 x 35 3/4 in. / 3 x 33 5/8 in.

Tony Foster Journey 15 | 2010–12 | 24 artworks

Sacred Places: Watercolour Diaries from the American Southwest

Painting locations: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah

This Journey documents Foster’s research and travel to the Four Corners region of the American Southwest as he painted landscapes deemed sacred by Native Americans, Catholics, New Age practitioners, and Mormons.

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““It was about the human need to revere certain natural places in the world.””

— Tony Foster

Gallery of Artworks

Tony Foster, Dook´o´ooslííd / Yellow Mountain (Mt. Humphreys) and Sunset Crater Looking West Northwest from the Summit of an Unnamed Volcanic Cone, 2010

Tony Foster, Dibé Ntsaa / Black Mountain (Mt. Hesperus) Looking 80˚ East from Echo Park, 2010

Tony Foster, Tsoodził / Blue Mountain (Mt. Taylor) Looking 20˚ North from El Malpais, 2010

Tony Foster, Tsisnaasjiní / White Mountain (Mt. Blanca) Looking East Northeast from Blanca Wetlands, 2010

Tony Foster, From the Emigrant Trail on Comb Ridge Looking Southwest to the Mule Ears and San Juan Canyon, 2011

Tony Foster, From Muley Point Looking SSW to Tse´bii´nidzisgai (Monument Valley), 2011

Tony Foster, Thunderstorm over the Valley of the Gods, 2011

Tony Foster, From East of Muley Point Looking South to the Goosenecks and Monument Valley—Twelve Days, 2011

Tony Foster, Tse e a h (The Mittens), Tse´bii´nidzisgai (Monument Valley) Looking Northeast, 2010

Tony Foster, San Juan River Camp I—River House, 2011

Tony Foster, Camp II—Chinle, 2011

Tony Foster, Camp III—Below Eight Foot Rapid, 2011

Tony Foster, Camp IV—Pourover, 2011

Tony Foster, Camp V—Sacred Narrows, 2011

Tony Foster, Camp VI—Mile 48 1/2, 2011

Tony Foster, Camp VII—Slickhorn, 2011

Tony Foster, Camp VIII—Trimble, 2011

Tony Foster, Christ in the Desert Monastery, Looking North on the Rio Chama, 2010

Tony Foster, Christ in the Desert Monastery, Tree and Rock in a Blind Canyon, 2010

Tony Foster, Christ in the Desert Monastery, Looking Southwest on the Rio Chama, 2010

Tony Foster, Spider Rock from Spider Rock Overlook, 2011

Tony Foster, Canyon de Chelly Looking 25° North Northeast from below Junction Overlook, 2010

Tony Foster, Cabezon Peak from a Mesa to the North, 2011

Tony Foster, Looking Southwest to Cabezon Peak, 2010

Tony Foster, Looking South to Bell Rock, 2010

Tony Foster, Fifth Attempt to Paint Cathedral Rock, Looking East Northeast, 2010

Tony Foster, Chaco Canyon, Looking Southwest from the South Mesa Trail, 2010

Tony Foster, Chaco Canyon, Fajada Butte from the Pueblo Alto Trail Looking 140° SE, 2010

Tony Foster, Two Views of Sleeping Ute, 2010

Tony Foster, Tse´ Bit´ ai´ (Shiprock), Looking South Southwest from Park Point, Mesa Verde, 2010

Tony Foster, Tse´ Bit´ ai´ / Shiprock, Looking South Southwest from Park Point, First Attempt, 2009

Tony Foster, Mesa Verde Looking Southwest from Long House, 2010

Tony Foster, Seven Days by Havasu Creek, Navajo & 50 Foot Falls, Looking West Southwest, 2012

Tony Foster, Angels Landing Looking North Northeast along the Virgin River, 2011

Painting locations

United States
- Arizona
- Colorado
- New Mexico
- Utah

Exhibition Catalogue

The Sacred Places: Watercolour Diaries of the Southwest catalogue contains detailed information about and reproductions of Tony Foster’s artworks comprising his 15th Journey.

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Past Exhibitions

2012–present

Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff
The Foster, Palo Alto, California (ongoing)

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Sacred Places: Watercolour Diaries from the American Southwest, Led by Artist-Explorer Tony Foster

Artist-explorer Tony Foster describes his Journey to the Four Corners region of the United States, where he experienced and documented many of its remote and venerated locales from 2009-2012. Beginning with an explanation of why he chose this subject for his 15th Journey, Foster tours visitors through this exhibition, describing his experiences and the resulting artworks.