Billy Hassell (American, b. 1956) Crossing the Rio Grande, 2018 High above the expansive canyon, the golden-fronted woodpecker’s dramatic patterning takes center stage amidst cactus flowers, black-eyed Susans, and Texas bluebonnets. “Nature has fed my soul for my entire life,” says Billy Hassell, who since schoolboy days has been drawn to commemorate the wild places near his Texas home. From a bird’s-eye viewpoint, his bold and beautiful Crossing the Rio Grande, reproduced on this 500-piece jigsaw puzzle, will transport you to the peaceful plateaus in the distance.
