In "Death Valley Artist Palette 1," Glen Wilbert photographs the mineral-stained hills at Artists Palette in Death Valley National Park, California, looking up a narrow wash where a band of pale blue sediment runs between rust, tan, and rose-colored slopes.
The image holds a soft pastel palette, with the cool blue-green of the foreground gully set against the warmer pinks and golds of the surrounding hills and a faint streak of cloud above. Glen positioned the camera low in the channel so the eye follows the curving blue wash uphill toward the brighter, sunlit ridge in the distance. The framing turns the natural color banding of the rock into broad, overlapping fields of muted color.
Artists Palette is a well-known stop along Artists Drive, where oxidized metals in the volcanic soil tint the hills in greens, blues, and reds. It is one of the most photographed spots in the park and a natural subject for the When in Roam project.
A study in pastel color and natural pattern, where the desert's mineral hues are read as soft, layered fields.
Awards and Recognition
Glen Wilbert's work has earned national recognition, including First Place at the 2024 iPhone Photography Awards, multiple Gold Medals at the reFocus Awards, and selection for more than thirty juried exhibitions across the United States.
Details
• Framed canvas print, pine wood frame with a floating-frame effect
• Frame thickness: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
• Canvas weight: approximately 344 g/m2
• White frame with a white inner border around the canvas
• Open back, rubber corner pads, hanging hardware attached
• Printed and framed in the USA
In "Death Valley Artist Palette 1," Glen Wilbert photographs the mineral-stained hills at Artists Palette in Death Valley National Park, California, looking up a narrow wash where a band of pale blue sediment runs between rust, tan, and rose-colored slopes.
The image holds a soft pastel palette, with the cool blue-green of the foreground gully set against the warmer pinks and golds of the surrounding hills and a faint streak of cloud above. Glen positioned the camera low in the channel so the eye follows the curving blue wash uphill toward the brighter, sunlit ridge in the distance. The framing turns the natural color banding of the rock into broad, overlapping fields of muted color.
Artists Palette is a well-known stop along Artists Drive, where oxidized metals in the volcanic soil tint the hills in greens, blues, and reds. It is one of the most photographed spots in the park and a natural subject for the When in Roam project.
A study in pastel color and natural pattern, where the desert's mineral hues are read as soft, layered fields.
Awards and Recognition
Glen Wilbert's work has earned national recognition, including First Place at the 2024 iPhone Photography Awards, multiple Gold Medals at the reFocus Awards, and selection for more than thirty juried exhibitions across the United States.
Details
• Framed canvas print, pine wood frame with a floating-frame effect
• Frame thickness: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
• Canvas weight: approximately 344 g/m2
• White frame with a white inner border around the canvas
• Open back, rubber corner pads, hanging hardware attached
• Printed and framed in the USA
