Shimmering Sky

Working from super moon to a super moon eclipse in January of 2018 the "Shimmering Sky” project explored the vast isolation of the Mojave Preserve landscape and its soul nourishing essence. Photo Technique: This was done in one shot with no Photoshop magic, simple camera controls, light and real objects. “Shimmering Sky” is Burkhart's first landscape project produced as an Artist-in-Residence for the Mojave National Preserve Foundation. It was display at the Kelso Depot Visitor Center Desert Light Gallery in the Preserve from September 7 to November 6, 2018. He lived in a canvas bell tent for the winter month at Hole in the Wall Campground. When a friend looked up the location on Google Earth he commented that it looked so remote It looked like road ended and there was nothing but devilish clouds of dust filled with wailing of lost souls. Then he wanted to know if it was a real job or one of those Steven King ones. The month in an artistic rapture connecting with the land through the artistic process, was never quite that melodramatic. But that remote beauty served as a catalyst for personal and artistic growth.