“Pond Lily Swans” original painting in pointillism by Gail Niebrugge. Original painting sold, prints available.
After floating the Copper River from Chitina to Cordova, we drove downtown and boarded the Alaska State Ferry from Cordova to Valdez then drove the Richardson Highway home to Copper Center. Along the road from the raft take out point on the Copper River at the Million Dollar Bridge to Cordova, are an endless string of ponds full of lilies and trumpeter swan. It is a wonderful drive with an abundance of waterfowl and wildlife, the sights are stunning. This is a lush and bountiful region. As you can see from the numerous paintings I’ve posted in the past, trumpeter swan are one of my favorite subject matter to paint. The average person will never experience the beauty of such a vast wilderness in their lifetime, but in the Wrangell-St. Elias I live it every day. I am indeed fortunate.
More tomorrow,
Gail Niebrugge, Art of Alaska
