Artist notes: Inspired by an image taken by an art collector’s daughter on one of her winter runs in the afternoon at Alice Lake near Squamish B.C. and requested to be painted as a small commission for her. Though very seldom, in fact the third in a lifetime of painting, do I take my inspiration from images other than those I take myself. In this case I imagine what it must have been like to run on a trail alongside the lake and catch the a glimpse of the sun playing on the trees across the water. I think about how she came to a full stop and pulled out her phone to capture the moment and then later sent it to her dad who then asked if I would paint this moment for her. It is mysterious to imagine seeing and experiencing a moment through the eyes of another. But I like a good mystery and I am honoured to share my brushes as part of this conversation.