Sacred Places Conversations

This new video series examines Tony Foster’s 15th Journey, Sacred Places: Watercolour Diaries from the American Southwest, digging deeper into its background, stories about the painting locations, and insights about the painting process.

Introduction

Sacred Places documents Tony Foster’s research and travel to the Four Corners region of the American Southwest as he painted landscapes deemed sacred by Native Americans, Catholics, New Age practitioners, and Mormons.

Episode 1
The Search for Meaning

The Four Sacred Mountains of the Navajo

Episode 2
Spiritual Landmarks

The San Juan River, Comb Ridge, Monument Valley, and the Mitten Buttes

Episode 3
Friendships Formed in Silence

Monastery of Christ in the Desert

Episode 4
Ancient Origins

Spider Rock and Canyon de Chelly

Episode 5
Monsters and Giants

Cabezon Peak

Episode 6
Beliefs for a New Age

Sedona

Episode 7
Shared Lands

Chaco Canyon, Sleeping Ute, Mesa Verde, and Shiprock

Episode 8
Water and Rock

Havasu Falls and Angels Landing

An oasis in a hectic world