J.R. will admit to being an artist for over thirty years, though we are certain it began long
before he thought to keep account.  He started as an amateur photographer in the early 70’s
(took some awesome shots of blues and rock bands all about the South) and progressed into
fine art black and white photography after attending an Ansel Adams workshop in Yosemite
in 1980.  Following that, he apprenticed with master photographer Paul Caponigro printing
images for his books “The Wise Silence” and “Megaliths of Europe”.

Throughout the mid-eighties he made several trips to Central America to work with
prehistoric Mayan sites.  In 1989, J.R. was appointed by the Navajo Nation to photograph
sacred sites and plants for educational books and projects, so moved to Chinle, Arizona from
Louisiana, remaining four years.  He relocated to Navajo Mountain for a year to continue this
project, finally moving to Bluff, Utah in 1995 to open Cloudwatcher Gallery and Studio.

Currently his art focuses on the high desert landscape and prehistoric images - mixed media
pieces combining photography, painting and collage.  J.R. uses traditional mediums as well as
found objects and natural materials (sand, rocks, clay, bark, plant and mineral pigments) to
produce one-of-a-kind pieces that tell a multi-dimensional story.  He also works with
traditional clay sculpture - and produces large scale assemblage sculptures made of found
objects, wood, stone, and various other materials.  At the moment he is in the finishing
stages of writing a book which investigates prehistoric art from a contemporary artist’s point
of view.

J.R.'s work has been exhibited nationally in over sixty galleries, is part of the MOMA
permanent collection, and can be found in a number of corporate and private collections
worldwide.  

In between creating amazing works of art, J.R. leads workshops in photography and
interpretative rock art to small groups and individuals alike.  He spends much of his time with
his wife, Krisanne ( and their adopted "Rez" dog; Bitty the Magnificent ) on 20 magical acres
nestled between soft green hills outside of Dove Creek, Colorado -  they winter in a canyon
on the outskirts of Bluff, Utah.

For more info - call 435/672-2307 - or feel free to contact him directly at
jrlancaster_art@yahoo.com if he can answer questions, or if you'd like to schedule private
field time and/or a studio tour.