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Looking for Jimmy

A Journal of Gary Fillmore's wanderings on the Colorado Plateau -and beyond.

Author: Gary Fillmore

Welcome! Yá'át'ééh! "Looking for Jimmy" is a compilation of musings, adventures and misadventures by yours truly, an author, art dealer and appraiser. From 2002 until 2014 I was the owner and operator of the Blue Coyote Gallery in Cave Creek, Arizona. I have also authored five non-fiction books including "All Aboard-The Life and Work of Marjorie Reed" and "Shadows on the Mesa-Artists of the Painted Desert and Beyond." What all of my books have in common is they have taken place entirely or in part on the Colorado Plateau in Arizona -also known as Red Rock Country, Canyon Country, Maynard Dixon Country and Dinétah, or Navajo Country. To me, it's "Jimmy Swinnerton Country", named after the famed cartoonist and artist who traveled and portrayed the area extensively via cartoons and paintings in the early 20th century. Hence the name, "Looking for Jimmy." (If you haven't yet figured out the reason for the name start with my early posts. I'm sure it will become as clear as the sky in the Four Corners region.) Also, in the mere hope of entertaining the reader, my blog entries are intended to be much lighter (often tongue-in-cheek) than my books. Yet one more reason to title this site after a famous cartoonist. Update May 2015: I've decided to expand the subject matter to include all of the Southwestern U.S...primarily southern California, Arizona and New Mexico (aka artist Carl Oscar Borg's "Magic Region".) For more photos and videos check out my Instagram page Gary Fillmore-Looking4Jimmy. https://www.instagram.com/looking_for_jimmy/?hl=en
April 19, 2022April 19, 2022

Where Were They Then?-Part IV

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December 28, 2021December 30, 2021

Between Two Worlds

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June 20, 2021July 24, 2021

Phoenix’s First Artist

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May 9, 2021May 16, 2021

Where Were They Then?-Part III

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December 24, 2019December 25, 2019

Where is it Now? Part II

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Gary Fillmore Sandstone formation Lucachukai Mountains
November 3, 2019November 24, 2019

Where the Streets Have No Name Part 2

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December 16, 2017December 28, 2017

All Over The Map

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March 13, 2017March 16, 2017

Slim Woman

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February 14, 2017

Camelback Mountain-Straight to the Top

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January 28, 2017January 29, 2017

Now, Back to Jimmy…

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