View from Knife Edge Trail -Mesa Verde NP, 2023, soft pastels, 14 x 11 in. / 35.56 x 27.94 cm.

View from Knife Edge Trail -Mesa Verde NP, James Slavik, 2023, soft pastels, 14 x 11 in. / 35.56 x 27.94 cm.

This was inspired by the knife edge trail in Mesa Verde National park close to the campgrounds. This used to be the park entrance road and the hiking trail lives up to the name with an amazing view down into the valley and of the nearby mesa. Soft pastels on Canson mi-tientes paper