Le P'tit Train Du Nord adirondacks echo the warmth of a

echo the warmth of a summer sunset

In the early 1990s the collapse of the cod fishery caused economic instability and substantial hardship for the community

Their resilience is something I’ve always found deeply compelling

I wanted to paint what surrounds it

many years before even the dinosaurs were roamed the planet

Le P'tit Train Du Nord adirondacks echo the warmth of aThis painting explores the textures of a Canadian winter. I focused on the contrast between the heavy, permanent structure of the stone bridge and the delicate, spindly reach of the bare trees against a vast sky. The trail marks, remnants of skiers passing through which leads the eye into the tunnel, inviting the viewer to follow the path deeper down the path into the woods.