the big thing that I’m trying to do with my work is give a chance for people to
my work is give a chance for people to
my work is give a chance for people to connect with that landscape to cultivate
connect with that landscape to cultivate
connect with that landscape to cultivate a deeper understanding and hopefully
a deeper understanding and hopefully
a deeper understanding and hopefully inspire them to make a difference
I am I just kind of disappeared into the
I am I just kind of disappeared into the color and the form and the shape and
color and the form and the shape and
color and the form and the shape and tone and it’s not even an iceberg or a
tone and it’s not even an iceberg or a
tone and it’s not even an iceberg or a wave that I’m drawing at that point
wave that I’m drawing at that point
wave that I’m drawing at that point because I’m up so close it’s just these
because I’m up so close it’s just these
because I’m up so close it’s just these colors and I’m so focused on the work
colors and I’m so focused on the work
colors and I’m so focused on the work that somehow everything else dissolves
that somehow everything else dissolves
that somehow everything else dissolves into the background
being out in nature is certainly what
being out in nature is certainly what gives me perspective to be reminded of
gives me perspective to be reminded of
gives me perspective to be reminded of how small we are in the grand scheme of
how small we are in the grand scheme of
how small we are in the grand scheme of the universe and it means the whole
the universe and it means the whole
the universe and it means the whole world to just see the ocean and look at
world to just see the ocean and look at
world to just see the ocean and look at its fastness and like right this is this
its fastness and like right this is this
its fastness and like right this is this is what life’s about
I find it important with my art to
I find it important with my art to represent the beauty in the landscape
represent the beauty in the landscape
represent the beauty in the landscape because I think that helps people fall
because I think that helps people fall
because I think that helps people fall in love with it more easily but my
in love with it more easily but my
in love with it more easily but my challenge is to try to find that balance
challenge is to try to find that balance
challenge is to try to find that balance between the beauty of the landscape but
between the beauty of the landscape but
between the beauty of the landscape but also representing the negative aspects
also representing the negative aspects
also representing the negative aspects of what’s happening
by my mom round as a child all over the
by my mom round as a child all over the world was something that inspired me to
world was something that inspired me to
world was something that inspired me to be an artist we would spend about a
be an artist we would spend about a
be an artist we would spend about a month every summer traveling around
month every summer traveling around
month every summer traveling around while she photographed and my sister and
while she photographed and my sister and
while she photographed and my sister and I would you know bring sketchbooks along
I would you know bring sketchbooks along
I would you know bring sketchbooks along in our own little cameras and help her
in our own little cameras and help her
in our own little cameras and help her with her work carrying her equipment and
with her work carrying her equipment and
with her work carrying her equipment and helping her compositionally at least
helping her compositionally at least
helping her compositionally at least that was something I did she certainly
that was something I did she certainly
that was something I did she certainly left me with this huge gift one of those
left me with this huge gift one of those
left me with this huge gift one of those was to take the trip to Greenland in
was to take the trip to Greenland in
was to take the trip to Greenland in honor of her I never would have done
honor of her I never would have done
honor of her I never would have done something like that on my own
something like that on my own
something like that on my own I was scattering her ashes just amidst
I was scattering her ashes just amidst
I was scattering her ashes just amidst the ice in Greenland she asked to be
the ice in Greenland she asked to be
the ice in Greenland she asked to be there and it just made perfect sense
there and it just made perfect sense
there and it just made perfect sense especially when I was there putting her
especially when I was there putting her
especially when I was there putting her ashes amidst these little like crackling
ashes amidst these little like crackling
ashes amidst these little like crackling melting pieces of ice and and then
melting pieces of ice and and then
melting pieces of ice and and then thinking about how do you say goodbye
thinking about how do you say goodbye
thinking about how do you say goodbye but just put things in perspective for
but just put things in perspective for
but just put things in perspective for me and helped me move through that
me and helped me move through that
me and helped me move through that process
process
process yeah I’m really grateful for those times
yeah I’m really grateful for those times
yeah I’m really grateful for those times when I just have to check out just
when I just have to check out just
when I just have to check out just allows you to really focus on nature and
allows you to really focus on nature and
allows you to really focus on nature and take a deep breath of this like
take a deep breath of this like
take a deep breath of this like delicious clean air and look at the
delicious clean air and look at the
delicious clean air and look at the iceberg floating by and and it just lets
iceberg floating by and and it just lets
iceberg floating by and and it just lets everything settle and slow down and
everything settle and slow down and
everything settle and slow down and reminds me what do I want to spend my
reminds me what do I want to spend my
reminds me what do I want to spend my time doing and that’s important to me it
time doing and that’s important to me it
time doing and that’s important to me it is important to believe that our little
is important to believe that our little
is important to believe that our little actions make a difference and that they
actions make a difference and that they
actions make a difference and that they count the work that I’m doing is not
count the work that I’m doing is not
count the work that I’m doing is not gonna solve the climate crisis but
gonna solve the climate crisis but
gonna solve the climate crisis but hopefully it will help you know
hopefully it will help you know
hopefully it will help you know hopefully it’ll play a part no matter
hopefully it’ll play a part no matter
hopefully it’ll play a part no matter how small that is we’re all here on this
how small that is we’re all here on this
how small that is we’re all here on this planet together and it’s important to do
planet together and it’s important to do
planet together and it’s important to do what we can in this lifetime it’s short
what we can in this lifetime it’s short
what we can in this lifetime it’s short and sweet
and sweet
and sweet and we’ve better make the most of it
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