Back in the late 60’s there was a TV show called High Chaparral. According to IMDB they filmed a large portion of it at Coronado National Forest just east of Tucson, Arizona. I didn’t realize it at the time but one of the things I really liked about the show was the artwork they used for the opening and closing credits. Very simple, bold, lots of primary colors. The type of art that might be derided by the snobs, but a genre I really enjoy. I wouldn’t have even thought of it but I was reminded of it when I saw a post on dawn pisturino’s blog about her time in nearby Flagstaff. Thinking back, no other show struck me as having used original art quite so effectively. Call me crazy but if you look at the artwork in packaging and advertising from 70/80/90/100 years ago, you can find some incredible artwork there also.