Nevada Red Rocks - Dusk -colorized Painting by Ellen Levinson

Nevada Red Rocks - Dusk -colorized

by Ellen Levinson

Canvas Print

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Framed Print

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Art Print

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Poster

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Metal Print

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Acrylic Print

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Wood Print

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Throw Pillow

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Fleece Blanket

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Duvet Cover

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Shower Curtain

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Bath Towel

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Jigsaw Puzzle

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Tote Bag

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Weekender Tote Bag

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Zip Pouch

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Yoga Mat

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Greeting Card

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Spiral Notebook

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Sticker

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iPhone Case

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Beach Towel

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Round Beach Towel

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Coffee Mug

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Title

Nevada Red Rocks - Dusk -colorized

Artist

Ellen Levinson

Medium

Painting - Watercolor Digitally Enhanced

Description

Nevada Red Rocks was done from a photograph taken by my daughter on a recent trip to Las Vegas and the surrounding areas. This version has been digitally color enhanced to give the desert landscape the appearance of dusk - just after sunset.
"The Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in Nevada is an area managed by the Bureau of Land Management as part of its National Landscape Conservation System, and protected as a National Conservation Area. It is located about 15 miles (24 km) west of Las Vegas, and easily seen from the Las Vegas Strip. The area is visited by over 1 million visitors each year.

The conservation area showcases a set of large red rock formations: a set of sandstone peaks and walls called the Keystone Thrust. The walls are up to 3,000 feet (910 m) high, making them a popular hiking and rock climbing destination. The highest point is La Madre Mountain, at 8,154 feet
There is a one way loop road going through the canyons with a visitors center at it's beginning.It is very popular for bikers, and has several parking areas and side roads which give access access to many trails for hiking.
Red Rock Canyon is a side-canyon which is accessible only by a four-wheel-drive road off of the scenic loop. The valley ( which actually has no name) cut through by State Route 159 is frequently, but incorrectly, referred to as Red Rock Canyon. Wilson Cliffs, or Keystone Thrust, a massive wall of rock,can be seen to the west along this highway.

Near the southern end of the National Conservation Area are Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, Bonnie Springs - the western ghost town replica attraction , and the village of Blue Diamond.
The Red Rock area attracted the first humans ( Native Americans) due to it's multiple resources of plant land animal life and water. These made the area very likeable to the hunter/gatherers such as the Southern Paiute and also the much older Archaic, or Desert Culture Native Americans.
There may have been as many as six different Native American cultures present at Red Rock over the ages. Following is an approximate chronology:

Southern Paiute 900 to modern times
Patayan Culture 900 to early historic times in the 1800s
Anasazi 1 AD to 1150.
Pinto/Gypsum (Archaic) 3500 BC to 1 AD.
San Dieguito 7000 to 5500 BC.
Paleo-Indians (Tule Springs) 11,000 to 8000 BC.
There are many petroglyphs and pottery fragments still in the area. There are also several roasting pits in the area that where used by the early Native Americans which provide further evidence of human activity in the past at Red Rock.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rock_Canyon_National_Conservation_Area

(c) 2014 Ellen Lynn Levinson (Ellyn)
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