“Spirit of Manitou” | Garden of the Gods
Limited Edition | Fine Art Landscape Print
Colorado Springs, Colorado
“…Nestled on grassy plains which lie at the foot of the Great White Mountain that points the way to heaven lived the Chosen People. Here they dwelt in happiness together. And above them on the summit of the Mighty Peak where stand the Western Gates of Heaven, dwelt the Manitou.” ~ Marion E. Gridley, “Indian Legends of American Scenes”.
Among the indigenous peoples of the region, the supreme Manitou is referenced as a supernatural being that controls nature; an omnipresent spirit that manifests everywhere, a deity that possesses supernatural power.
Ancient Indian legend tells the story of a great flood which covered all but the top of Manitou’s Mountain, known today as Pikes Peak. When the waters subsided, the Great Spirit turned the floating carcasses of the drowned animals into sandstone, and rolled them down into a garden valley below, where they “remained as mute evidences of the Great Flood.”
Formed over 300 million years of nature’s evolution, Garden of the Gods is truly an angelic place and considered sacred ground by the Apache, Kiowa, Pawnee, Arapaho, Cheyenne, Shoshone and Ute peoples. It is believed that the red rocks had spiritual properties and their oral tradition describes how man was created in the Garden of the Gods.
Towering over 300 feet of crimson ancestral red, pink, and white Sandstone, these monolith’s and spires spring from the valley floor as if being pulled to the heavens by the supreme creators hand. The energy of this place is undeniable. The moment you step foot beneath their watchful presence everything changes, your breath, your heartbeat, your sense of being human; you become keenly aware of our frailties, our mortality, as an overwhelming desire for greater spiritual intimacy rushes through your soul.
And on this cold winter morning in “The Valley of the Miracle,” one couldn’t help but feel the presence of the Great Spirit, for it had delicately dusted the valley with a welcoming layer of pristine snow, offering an angelic presentation of Garden of the Gods, graced with the omnipresent, the “Spirit of Manitou”.
$2,200.00
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“Spirit of Manitou”
In this exquisite Fine Art print, we feel the Great Spirit’s presence; dusted with pristine snow in The Valley of the Miracle, Garden of the Gods is a spiritual gift from our maker, a place of peace and calm, while inspiring our imagination to dream.
The Art
“Spirit of Manitou” is a Limited Edition of 50 Fine Art Photography Prints by critically acclaimed actor and Fine Art Photographer Marshal Hilton. All of the art, landscape photography, and digital art prints featured in the Marshal Hilton Fine Art Collection are original art work prints. All Marshal Hilton Fine Art Collection Limited Edition photographic prints for sale are museum grade, collector quality fine art prints meticulously hand crafted, and produced in the USA. We specialize in large photography prints. Our hand crafted Lumachrome HD Acrylic prints are the finest quality photography art prints in the world. We also produce multi panel Panoramic photography prints, Chromaluxe® Metal Prints, and offer custom framed photography prints, featuring hand made Italian frames by Roma Moulding.
Museum Quality Art Prints
We also produce and print Marshal’s black and white fine art photography prints utilizing the highest archival quality Giclee gallery paper for custom black and white art prints that last for generations. Whether for the serious art collector, fine art investor, or as premium quality, interior design wall decor accents that will instantly transform the energy and tranquility of your space, designing a room around one of Marshal Hiltons’ masterful Limited Edition photography prints is a statement of exclusivity; an art acquisition from a master storyteller that will visually transform your home or office environment, giving it the “Wow Factor” as guests and clients marvel at the brilliant luminance, clarity, and vibrant color textures captured in his Limited Edition museum quality fine art prints.
