Twilight at Cope Park. Photo by Alexis Abercrombie.

Twilight at Cope Park. Photo by Alexis Abercrombie.

Art in Unusual Places

The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels of ability are invited to send in images of natural or urban subjects that they find artistically inspiring or intriguing. Submit images to maryc.martin@capweek.com.

Metal pipe from days gone by in Sheep Creek Valley. Photo by Kerry Howard.

Metal pipe from days gone by in Sheep Creek Valley. Photo by Kerry Howard.

Close up detail of Brotherhood Bridge. Photo by Kerry Howard.

Close up detail of Brotherhood Bridge. Photo by Kerry Howard.

An old clam shell slowly returns to the sea. Photo by Kerry Howard.

An old clam shell slowly returns to the sea. Photo by Kerry Howard.

Spruce bark abstract, as seen in the woods on East Glacier Trail. Photo by Brooke Daly.

Spruce bark abstract, as seen in the woods on East Glacier Trail. Photo by Brooke Daly.

The curved outgrowth on a tree trunk burl resembles an ear. Photo by Denise Carroll.

The curved outgrowth on a tree trunk burl resembles an ear. Photo by Denise Carroll.

The crescent moon waxes on April 9. Photo by Denise Carroll.

The crescent moon waxes on April 9. Photo by Denise Carroll.

Brightly colored moss against a lichen-coated rock. Photo by Denise Carroll.

Brightly colored moss against a lichen-coated rock. Photo by Denise Carroll.

The innards of a sprouted false hellebore on Sheep Creek trail. Photo by Denise Carroll.

The innards of a sprouted false hellebore on Sheep Creek trail. Photo by Denise Carroll.

Architecture as art - a beaver lodge in Dredge Lake. Photo by Denise Carroll.

Architecture as art – a beaver lodge in Dredge Lake. Photo by Denise Carroll.

A "wood kandid" reminiscent of the work of painter Wassily Kandinsky. Photo by Kenneth Gill.

A “wood kandid” reminiscent of the work of painter Wassily Kandinsky. Photo by Kenneth Gill.

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