Gilmore Scott

Watercolor, acrylic and mix media artist, Montezuma Creek

Gilmore Scott grew up on the Navajo Nation doodling cartoon characters he saw on television. Teachers and peers encouraged him to pursue art as a career. Somewhere along the way he became a public lands forest firefighter and learned to look at the landscape he loves to portray in new ways.

“I definitely stayed away from the genre of what people called Native American or Indigenous art, where the colors are earth tones. The way people portray deserts is kind of bland. I think, boy, you haven’t seen the colors out here in the desert. If you were here in the morning or the late evening the shadows and colors – the blues, the purples, and the reds – just jump out at you. That’s what I really enjoy.”

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Steve Simpson

Owner of Twin Rocks Trading Post and Café in Bluff

Growing up in Bluff for Steve Simpson meant exploring canyons to look for ancient ruins or cooling off in the San Juan River. After a lifetime of wandering the landscape around his childhood home, Simpson still wanders the land looking for, and easily finding, inspiration and wonder.

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“You have to get out into Bears Ears to truly understand it. The spectacular scenery and the amazing natural resources are world class. Bears Ears is 1.35 million acres. It’s very large and very diverse; you really need to experience it but once you have you will understand.”

“The last two or three years, because of Covid, I’ve had a time to really get back out on the landscape. Bears Ears is diverse enough you can experience it on a lot of different levels. Whether it’s a short hike, viewing petroglyphs or getting into the backcountry and hiking for days.”

Willie Grayeyes started herding sheep as a 3-year-old while living on Navajo Mountain. He later rode a donkey for miles to get water for his family. He ended up spending 16 years on the Navajo Nation Council and now serves as chair of the San Juan County Commission.

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