Promised Landscapes

Phoenix isn't exactly a hotbed of spiritual activity -- unless you count praying for rain, Sheriff Joe's resignation, and the permanent demise of photo radar. But local artist Dain Q. Gore found a way to connect this dusty, dry land to something greater for his solo exhibition “Desert Religion.” The show features oil, acrylic, and encaustic Southwestern landscapes.

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Don't worry, Gore isn't about to bore you with dusty cacti, cow skulls, or any of that kitschy tourist crap. His take on the traditional Arizona landscape involves painting wild hallucinations -- the kind Moses might have had after wandering in the desert for forty years.

So is Gore painting from personal experience? "I have never actually been on a vision quest, but I have always wanted to feel some connection to the unknown, to be 'zapped' by the almighty," he says. "I feel that my painting may take me there some day."