Once he arrived in California, in the fall of 1921, Theodore Lukits never ventured east of New Mexico. When asked by students why he didn't travel more, he would say, "There was everything I could ever want to paint here in California." Despite his love of California, he did make trips to Arizona and the Grand Canyon in the late 1920s, early 1930s and again about 1960, with his wife Lucille and the young French-Canadian painter Jean Guay. He also made at least one brief trip to New Mexico early in his career and because he had representation there and loved the area, he considered moving there in the early 1960s.         TNL 188,   Pastel on Paper ,    11" x 15" "Canyon Colors" (circa 1930, California Art Club)     TNL 151,   Pastel on Paper ,    13" x 9" "Aspen Grove" (circa 1926, Lukits Art Trust)   TNL 138,   Pastel on Paper ,    11" x 15" "Desert Nocturne" (1928, Lukits Art Trust) TNL 349,   Pastel on Paper ,    9" x 13" "Soundless Dawn" (1928, Lukits Art Trust) TNL 594,   Pastel on Paper ,    9" x 7 1/2" "Saguaro Sunset" (circa 1928, California Art Club)