Encroachment Canvas Print

This photo is an Arizona landscape about 50 miles southwest of Phoenix.

It is perfectly natural to want to live in, by, and around beauty. But that beauty may feel otherwise about the matter. And therein - we find her beast. That’s the only way I can think to describe encroachment upon the wilderness areas by what humans call “civilization.” I want to justify it by hailing it as the remedy to “nature deficit disorder” which is a true affliction, especially prevalent among children who live in the cities - even if they play in parks. Those parks are most peculiar resembling the manicured fingers of a manikin more than something from the real wild. So I am truly conflicted because I live in one of those homes invading the splendid desert landscape you see in this photo. I moved there for my sanity, and without the all-powerful healing presence of pure nature, I would surely be dead by now. I wish it could be otherwise. I wish I had the courage, survival skill...

Judy Kennedy (a visionary wayward muse) is a nature mystic and disabled visual media artist specializing in the Arizona Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran Desert is the United States' most ecologically diverse desert - especially in the state of Arizona. With an abounding love for her home, Judy's artwork and videos mostly feature wildlife in its natural setting with accompanying landscapes and skyscapes as varied and unique as her stylistic expressions. She serves this inimitable beauty and hopes that her art inspires others in their own conservation efforts. Judy is also a versatile writer of creative nonfiction and a composer of music which can be heard in many of her videos. Her YouTube channel alone has well over 1100 subscribers. ...