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This original oil painting is part of a series of Alaska themed paintings I did after a wonderful trip we made there. This painting is inspired by a scene I saw from the Glennallen Highway in Southern Alaska on our way to Valdez. Scale is hard to comprehend in Alaska, what seems a mile away, may be 10. The absolute splendor of this scene is hard to put into words.

A shaft of morning sunlight through the trees after a stormy evening, the tranquility of cows grazing in a pasture, rapids sparkling with light on a particularly clear day, these are examples of everyday things that inspire me to paint. Beauty makes us glad to be alive and I want to celebrate and share that joy through painting. Beauty is not always found in the obvious or in dramatic scenes. As I progress as an artist, I become increasingly aware of beauty found in unexpected and ordinary places. Art is an exploratory process. Each subject or concept seems to request a different approach or medium to best express its nature. I primarily work in oils and pastels but I don't limit myself. Working in new mediums and discovering their...