limited edition prints – Dyana Hesson

Agave Echo – Agave at Parker Creek, Sierra Ancha Wilderness 36×27

Dyana Hesson — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 19:42:25 +0000

Agave Echo
Agave, at Parker Creek, Sierra Ancha Wilderness 36×27 limited edition print on canvas
Edition of 50

This is an overlook I love. I’ve stopped here often over my many years of exploring Arizona.
To get here, you take a road recently renamed, “The Desert to the Tall Pines Scenic Byway.”
These 67 miles connect Roosevelt Lake to Young and the Mogollon Rim. You leave the desert at 2100 feet and climb through the Salt River canyon, arriving at a conifer forest at 7600 feet, all rather quickly.
Somewhere in the middle is this stop. Here, you’ll have views of Four Peaks and Roosevelt Lake. You’ll also find snow here if there has been recent winter rain in the valley.
You can stand (carefully) on the precipice of Parker Creek and observe swaying ocotillo, mature agave, and thick grasslands. If it’s quiet, you can call out your message and it will echo back to you. Back to you. Back to you.

But silence here is nice too.

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In the interest of good customer service, if you are local in Arizona and would like to save on shipping costs, please write a note for us when you order. You can arrange to pick up your work at Altamira Gallery in Scottsdale, and I’ll refund your shipping costs.

This Limited Edition print comes ready to hang and is hand signed and numbered by the artist. The piece is suitable for framing, but is not necessary. Do you have questions about this item? Please contact info@DyanaHesson.com

Superstition Gold – Buckhorn Cholla, Superstition Mountains, AZ 38×25

Dyana Hesson — Sat, 01 Jan 2022 22:33:26 +0000

Superstition Gold

Buckhorn Cholla, Superstition Mountains, AZ

(Cylindropuntia Acanthocarpa)
38 x 25 print (could be hung horizontally as well)
$1380

Here in Arizona we have a wonderful legend about lost treasure in our Superstition Mountains. The only treasure I have found in these rugged mountains is the joy of hiking with a wonderful tribe, and the exhilaration of seeing this unique place in full bloom. The winter rains of 2019 yielded an exceptional season of flowers. True Blue (my Jeep) and I spent some time exploring and hiking among the many varieties of native cholla that grow easily here. I loved this vignette; it reminded me of a long chain of gold glistening in the Arizona sun. It was a challenging painting, and I had to make many adjustments along the way. As I painted, the Woodbury fire, the fifth largest fire in Arizona history, ignited over 120,000 acres in the Superstition wilderness. The day I made my last stroke on the canvas, it was announced that the fire, after thirty-seven days, was finally contained on July 15^th.

Those of us who love these mountains are grateful for the firefighters and the volunteers who served them during the fire. We know the desert will heal, and the blooms will return in due time.

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(Yes, you could hang it horizontally too)

Arizona Maverick – Cactus Bloom and Bud 20×16

Dyana Hesson — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 22:27:08 +0000

Arizona Maverick Cactus Bloom and Bud
20 x 16
Edition of 50

I finished this panting as Senator McCain’s life was celebrated by Americans from all walks of life. He was saluted and then he left the great state of Arizona for the last time. It just seems fitting to honor his legacy of optimism, service, and love for Arizona and his country with this painting. An open bloom, and a bud full of hope for the future.

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Affinity – Succulents in Pots 48×38

Dyana Hesson — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 23:38:46 +0000

Affinity – Succulents on Pots
48 x 38 in.
Edition of 50

This painting was inspired by a photo posted by fellow intsagramer @amnaalnauimii who lives on the other side of the world. I was enamored with the beautiful light, composition, and variety of succulents she had grouped together in her post. The title for this piece came to me one a day when I felt particular frustration over all the division in the world. It seems that our culture has become intent on focusing on our differences.

That’s where the hash tag comes in. A modern invention to label something in hope that others who have an affinity for your post will see it and like it too. #Succulents If you and I like succulents, then that common thread of loving a beautiful plant creates community and kinship.
It’s a noble thing to focus and celebrate what we have in common. A connection marked by a community of interests.

Affinity also means “The force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule.” Now, I understand that this definition is referring to science, but filtered through my artist brain, I think about the deeper idea of being bound together as people.

So, if you are reading this, looking at my painting, or marveling at the beauty of these succulents then we have something in common. And if we have #succulents in common, maybe we have #humanity and #love in common too.

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