Exhibits > Changing Landscapes

Valdez
Watercolor, Chinese ink, gel medium, on rice paper mounted on acrylic
55 x 31 x 1.5 in
2023
Juneau Falls
Watercolor, ink, acrylic on rice paper
120 x 27 in.
2023
Swan Lake Regeneration
Watercolor, ink, rice and decorative paper
28 x 56 in.
2023
Glacier
Watercolor, Chinese ink, gel medium on rice paper mounted on acrylic
31 x 55 in.
2023
A Study in Black and White
Ink on rice paper mounted on canvas and sealed with gel medium
16 x 20 in.
2023
A Study in Black & White II
Ink, rice and decorative paper, acrylic on canvas
16 x 12 in.
Matanuska Glacier
Watercolor, Chinese ink, gel medium on rice paper mounted on acrylic
6 x 6 in.
2023
Hubbard Glacier
Watercolor, ink, rice paper, acrylic on canvas
10 x 10 in.
2023

A group invitational exhibit featuring new work by Sharlene Cline, Deb Lowney, and Kristin Link.

As human activities increase the rate at which natural processes like glacial retreat, weathering and erosion shape the landscape, what agency do artists offer as witnesses, interpreters and documentarians of disappearing landscapes? How do artists steward how we hold and express feelings about change? How might art help humans find strength, reckon with loss, and face what is revealed with courage, purpose and love?

Sharlene Cline Statement:

These paintings not only share the magnitude of Alaska’s beauty but our effects on our landscapes. My hope is if we love our landscapes then maybe we will protect our natural surroundings.

I start with the landscapes’ shapes and move to a place of instinct – grabbing colors, layering brush strokes, creating texture, and then I add mounting elements to intensify the work, so the viewer can experience Alaska and her scars.