Rain on Toboggan

Rain on Toboggan, oil pastel, 20x24, 2012  |  CLICK TO VIEW LARGER

My trip to Alaska was a mix of days of incredible crystalline blue light and days of thick grey washes, when the clouds drifted earthward with their weight. This is a study of the latter, from our campsite on Toboggan beach in Harriman Fiord, looking towards Surprise Glacier.  I may have to trade my sneakers for damp socks and Xtratufs, mount a big canvas onto the easel and immerse myself in the spirit of it.