A Favorite Subject; the Copper River
“River Gold” original acrylic and watercolor painting in pointillism by Gail Niebrugge, original sold, limited edition Giclee prints sold out.
Another painting inspired by my wanderings along the shores of the Copper River after the water recedes during the fall season. For nearly 20 years this fabulous river was in my back yard. It brought life in the form of salmon from the sea, and death. Summertime this raging glacier melt river is fast and dangerous, I’ve known more than one person to drown as a result of carelessness or accident. Nevertheless, it is tamed by the cool weather of fall, and completely freezes solid in the cold winter months. I witnessed temperatures as low at -70˚ Fahrenheit without wind chill, just a penetrating, deep, intense cold without mercy. The Wrangell-St. Elias wilderness of Alaska is a truely wild and beautiful place.
More tomorrow,
Gail Niebrugge, landscape paintings
