Go West

I'm going to New Mexico tomorrow for a week for some inspiration (and persperation). I love New Mexico. It has a special creative energy and I always feel energized when I come back AND I love road trips. There is something freeing about just getting in the car and driving. No one bothers you, no one calls and complains about whatever (turn off your cell), and no one, and I mean no one, can find you if you don't want to be found. That's what seedy western motels are for. New Mexico is a strange place. I've found that people either love it or the energy freaks them out. I'll be taking my camera and sketchbook of course. I hope to get some good freaky photos of ghost towns and desert and falling down gas stations. All that stuff that is creepy and fascinating at the same time. The ephemra of towns past their prime and worn down by the desert sun.
I'll write more from the road.