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Heartland

July 2026

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The Heartland images are unexpected products of a trip from South Dakota to Mobile, helping a friend ferry his recreational vehicle home. We left Rapid City on a Wednesday evening and arrived in Mobile on Saturday afternoon—a long, quick trip. Many of these images were captured through the passenger window at 70 mph as we followed the ripening corn south. I chose the watercolor application to best tell this particular story. I hope you enjoy these glimpses of the Heartland. 

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"Boundary Marker"
From the West into the Heartland

"Lonely Journey"
East from Rapid City

"Once Upon That Spot a Lonely Tree was Found"
Chamberlain SD

"The Promise of Sunday"
Chamberlain SD

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"Missouri River Crossing"
Chamberlain SD

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"Pathway to the Wilderness"
Chamberlain SD

"Following the Missouri South to St. Louis"

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"Crossing the Ohio"
Indiana to Kentucky

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"American History in an Oak Barrell"
Green River Distillery
Owensboro KY

The route south through Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Nashville runs through the heart of American corn country. The world is fed by these farms and the grit of those who tend them. The following images depict one of our nation's great treasures. 

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"Heartland Indeed"

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