Lon WartmanPhotography and poetry are my most treasured passions. Each minute of every day is but a fleeting moment in our lives and I think of these two passions as capturing the more interesting aspects of those moments. I was raised in southwest Kansas, wher I farmed and ranched for a good portion of my life. During those years, many hours were spent spinning tales in my brain as I rode a horse checking cattle or driving a tractor plowing a field. I have been involved in politics, the arts, and a variety of civic organizations. I also served four years as a commissioner of the Kansas Arts Commission and have spent the last 20 years as a commercial appraiser. Until COVID hit, my photography was a feature in the Rocky Mountain Art Gallery in Georgetown, Colorado. My wife and I currently live in Monument, Colorado. Read More Read Less