Le P'tit Train Du Nord adirondacks trying to hold its ground

trying to hold its ground while the forces of fire move through it

In the early 1990s the collapse of the cod fishery caused economic instability and substantial hardship for the community

The water shifted between turquoise and pale green

and neither dominates the other

Fishing boats floating playfully through the brisk morning mist in Boothbay ME

Le P'tit Train Du Nord adirondacks trying to hold its groundThis painting explores the textures of a Canadian winter. I focused on the contrast between the heavy, permanent structure of the stone bridge and the delicate, spindly reach of the bare trees against a vast sky. The trail marks, remnants of skiers passing through which leads the eye into the tunnel, inviting the viewer to follow the path deeper down the path into the woods.