Our First Alaska Home
“Caribou Cabin” original acrylic painting with pallete knife by Gail Niebrugge. Sold.
Fall arrives rapidly in the Copper River Valley, by the first week of September the landscape is ablaze in full color. Our Southern California upbringing did not prepare us for the rapid change of temperatures that happen in this region. The camper van was no longer a suitable home so we quickly moved into the only building available for rent, Caribou Cabin perched on a beautiful plot of land alongside the Klutina River.
I painted many scenes of places in this community during my summer and fall in the cabin. It was a cramped quarters for the four of us and served only as a temporary residence until we found something larger and better insulated. But, my heart is still there and I have many good memories of that quaint, rugged abode. The subsistence lifestyle was a huge amount of work and did not appeal to me, we all yearned for running water, electricity, and an operating furnace. It is amazing how simple your needs become when you have so little, and how frivolous we become when we have too much.
More tomorrow.
Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Artist
August 7th, 2007 at 10:53 pm
“It is amazing how simple your needs become when you have so little, and how frivolous we become when we have too much.” So very true! I am enjoying your art and the story about each piece. You are amazing artist!
August 8th, 2007 at 9:14 am
Thanks Jeanne;
We can certainly complicate our lives with “things”.
Gail