Mt. Drum and the Copper River
“Wrangell Mountains” original acrylic painting by Gail Niebrugge, sold.
There is a special spot along the Richardson Highway south of Copper Center where I can sit at the top of the bluff and watch my favorite subject, Mt. Drum. I have intimate knowledge of the shrubs and trees surrounding my secret place, and know all about the comings and goings of wildlife and waterfowl as they visit the clear water slough in the drainage below. Beyond the slough is the raging, glacier-fed, muddy Copper River. I cannot count the many, many hours I’ve spent here waiting for the clouds to rise above the opposite ridge to finally reveal my mountain! It usually happens late in the day, near sunset, sometime around midnight during summer. This painting is the result of one of my happy, quiet, successful stays.
More tomorrow,
Gail Niebrugge, original paintings of Alaska
