Nevada Wetlands -Henderson

A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to be out painting in the desert, near Las Vegas.  Exploring the area,  I was delighted to find a place called the Wetlands, which tweaked my imagination.  Why would anyone call the middle of a dusty desert, the wetlands.

Upon exploring, I found some creative people had started a project to reclaim water from nearby Las Vegas,  designed an amazing, yes, wetlands.

Lakes, streams and even waterfalls are woven in and around the area, creating habitat for wildlife including geese and ducks.  

Of course, I had to paint in this amazing place....so here I am paintings one of the two paintings painted in the wetlands.