Nothing is more important than that you see and love the beauty that is right in front of you, or else you will have no defense against the ugliness that will hem you in and come at you in so many ways.
-N Stephenson

Painted for a dear friend, after roaming all night in the desert. Guided and goaded by friends as we wandered and wondered for endless hours through the vast and beautiful expanse. Sitting together quietly as the world poured out to great the dawn of a new day.