Artist notes: Starting from plein air, I worked on this painting several times over an eight month period until it finally felt complete and the harmony between the woodcutter’s stash and the landscape itself held just the right amount of familiarity and tension. The driftwood had accumulated because of heavy winter storms and flooding from atmospheric rivers the previous November. The type and intensity of storms were caused by changes in our climate. The woodcutter was able to selvage the aftermath and put it to good use. A very thin silver lining in otherwise disastrous circumstances.