This isn’t a sales pitch.
It’s just a collection of the nine paintings people have returned to over the years.

These works weren’t chosen by me — they were chosen by collectors, visitors, and art lovers who paused, felt something, and stayed with them. Each piece sparked conversation, connection, or a quiet moment of recognition. Together, they form what has naturally become my Top Nine — a reflection of what has resonated most deeply, not what was promoted.

“Most Loved Southwest Sedona Art – The Top Nine title graphic with heart”

Top Nine Most Loved Sedona Art

Cathedral Moon

The painting that lit the path — even licensed by Warner Bros. for a streaming series. A Sedona icon under a mystical glow. 🌙✨

Cathedral Moon came from a collector’s request to reinterpret Creekside Cathedral — my first oil painting after a six-year break, guided by a Navajo spirit. This moonlit piece became the top seller in my Cathedral Rock series, capturing Sedona’s mystical glow.

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Cathedral Moon captures Sedona’s Cathedral Rock with a glowing full moon, blending mystical light with Southwest beauty.

Coyote’s Lunar Serenade

Under Sedona’s moonlit sky, the howl echoes and hidden hearts reveal themselves. 🌕🐺
“Coyote’s Lunar Serenade” is a luminous celebration of night, color, and quiet storytelling, alive with playful details and fluorescent glow.

Coyote’s Lunar Serenade painting of a howling coyote under a glowing moon in Sedona desert landscape by Clark Sheppard.
Coyote’s Lunar Serenade blends Sedona’s desert beauty with a mystical moonlit night and vibrant skies.

Sedona’s Red Rock Roadrunner (“Morgan”)

Inspired by the roundabout sculpture that became a local landmark. Vibrant, full of motion, forever Sedona. 🏜️🪶

Sedona’s Red Rock Roadrunner, nicknamed “Morgan,” honors Kennell and Adler’s sculpture while reimagining it in fluorescent acrylics. The original reveals a 3-D glow under black light, while reproductions preserve Sedona’s humor, color, and spirit in vibrant formats.

Sedona’s Red Rock Roadrunner painting of Morgan sculpture with colorful Sedona desert landscape by Clark Sheppard.
Sedona’s Red Rock Roadrunner bursts with color, featuring “Morgan” near the Morgan Road roundabout in a vibrant desert scene.

Devil’s Bridge

Beneath Sedona’s glowing sky, the arch stretches forward—quiet, steady, unforgettable. 🌄
“Devil’s Bridge” captures this iconic formation in fluorescent acrylics, with subtle depth, hidden hearts, and a gentle shift from day to night that lingers long after the hike ends.

Devil’s Bridge painting of Sedona’s sandstone arch with colorful sky and hidden hearts by Clark Sheppard.
Devil’s Bridge captures Sedona’s famous sandstone arch with glowing skies and hidden heart details.

Sedona’s Hypnotic Earthrise

Cosmic horizons and glowing skies. Where Sedona meets the universe. 🌌

Cosmic horizons soar above Sedona’s red rocks, where earth and sky gently meet. “Sedona’s Hypnotic Earthrise” reimagines a familiar landscape with Earth floating overhead, offering a quiet, cosmic view available only in print.

Sedona's Hypnoyic Earthrise
Sedona’s Hypnotic Earthrise merges desert majesty with a surreal, glowing Earth in the sky

Enchantment

“Enchantment,” an early 1990s watercolor, captures Sedona’s light through layered washes and gentle glazes. The original panoramic painting was acquired by a collector long ago, while reproductions continue to evoke a sense of calm and timeless desert beauty in living spaces.

Enchantment painting of Sedona red rocks with glowing sky by Clark Sheppard.
Enchantment brings Sedona’s red rock formations to life with radiant skies and mystical color.

Pure Joy

A study in perspective — Cathedral Rock towering with awe and gratitude. Painted to glow. 💫

Pure Joy captures Sedona’s Cathedral Rock with a lone hiker to scale. Painted in fluorescent acrylics, the original reveals a 3-D glow under black light. At the same time, reproductions preserve its brilliance, hidden hearts, and connection to its sister painting, Lover’s View, inspired by Sedona legend.

Pure Joy painting of colorful Sedona landscape with glowing skies by Clark Sheppard.
Pure Joy radiates happiness through luminous Sedona colors and uplifting energy.

Pitiado

One of my earliest breakthroughs — salt, Saran Wrap, and watercolor magic. A bridge from New Jersey to the Southwest. 🎨

Pitiado, an experimental watercolor from the early 1990s, combines frisket, salt, Saran Wrap, and the spirit of a Kokopelli. Though created in New Jersey, it carries the voice of the Southwest and remains a Top Nine favorite, available in multiple formats.

Pitiado painting of intricate Southwestern design and glowing colors by Clark Sheppard.
Pitiado blends Southwest charm with intricate details and glowing color.

Tequila Sunrise

A collector’s favorite. Multiple saguaros standing against desert dawn, glowing under black light. 🌅🌵

Tequila Sunrise, my best-selling painting, captures Sedona’s desert first light with glowing saguaros. Painted in fluorescent acrylics, the original reveals a 3D glow under black light, while reproductions—on canvas, metal, and giclée prints—preserve its luminous warmth and enduring energy.

Tequila Sunrise painting of Saguaro cactus against a golden desert sunrise by Clark Sheppard.
Tequila Sunrise glows with amber, rose, and gold desert hues, hiding three hearts in its landscape.