Three figures. Painted on the limestone wall of Grotto Canyon with several other faded, glazed figures. Small, discrete, focused. Spirit beings. Glazed by a sheen of a translucent silicate deposit. Enhanced here via DStretch.
This physical veiling enhances the mystery and speculation of the origin of these figures. Elements of Columbia plateau motifs, with distinct figures suggesting origins in the southwestern US. Including (not pictured here) a possible hunched flute-player, or more popularly supposed: a Kokopelli. The possibilities sprinkled over the decades by several technical studies, casual observation, far-ranging wonderments. Now, AI queries generalize the question of origins.
Do an Internet search for Grotto Canyon pictographs and enter the realm. Or better, when you find the leisure, or are compelled, journey to Alberta and enter Grotto Canyon. Varies by season, as do all things.
Upper figure: a DStretch version of the photo below by Douglas Beauchamp.
Note: DStretch developed by Jon Harman: https://dstretch.com/
