The subject matter of this original watercolor is a brilliant sun set (or sunrise) over the ice breaking up on lake Superior. Looking closely in the the blocks of ice you can find images of the cold weather dependent trees, flower, insects, fish, birds, and animals that Wisconsin could lose as the climate warms and the species move north.
The painting toured in the exhibition "Paradise Lost? Climate Change in the North Woods" in 2008-2009. The exhibition resulted from an artist/scientist collaborative effort to bring attention to the science of climate change through the arts. You can learn about the project here: http://cbe.wisc.edu/K12/paradiselost.html
- Subject Matter: Climate Change
- Inventory Number: 1-2007
- Collections: Available Large Original Watercolors, Nature, Paintings with Birds, Surrealist Paintings, The Flowers Are Burning collaborative exhibition with Mary Kay Neumann, The Force of Nature: Climate Awareness & Sustaining The World We Love