Natural Treasures
Natural Resource Development: Past, Present and Potential
Noatak National Preserve seen from above Red Dog Mine
A view of Noatak National Preserve at dusk on a winter day, as seen from the air above Red Dog Mine, Alaska. Red Dog is one of the world's largest producers of lead and zinc concentrates. The mine began operating in 1989 and under an agreement between NANA Regional Corporation (an Inupiat Alaska Native-owned corporation and Teck Alaska. Fuel and supplies are trucked through 20 miles of Cape Krusenstern National Monument, a unit of the U.S. National Park System on a 100-year federal road easement.
Original painting size: 15" x 30"
Acrylic on canvas
Completed 2016
A view of Noatak National Preserve at dusk on a winter day, as seen from the air above Red Dog Mine, Alaska. Red Dog is one of the world's largest producers of lead and zinc concentrates. The mine began operating in 1989 and under an agreement between NANA Regional Corporation (an Inupiat Alaska Native-owned corporation and Teck Alaska. Fuel and supplies are trucked through 20 miles of Cape Krusenstern National Monument, a unit of the U.S. National Park System on a 100-year federal road easement.
Original painting size: 15" x 30"
Acrylic on canvas
Completed 2016
King Cove
A fishing vessel anchors for the night in King Cove's harbor, Alaska.
Original painting size: 8" x 11"
Acrylic on art paper
Completed 2012
A fishing vessel anchors for the night in King Cove's harbor, Alaska.
Original painting size: 8" x 11"
Acrylic on art paper
Completed 2012
Three Mines Below Castle Mountain
Alaska's Kennecott Mine worked the worlds richest copper deposits from about 1904 to 1939. This September view over the gravel strewn surface of the Kennicott Glacier in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, shows fall colors and three mines below Castle Mountain. The Kennecott Mill complex is among the red buildings. The Banjo Mine was built on the large glacier in the top center of the painting. Cable tramways connected the mines with the mill below. I made two week-long trips to the park during 2010, spending several days exploring historic areas and camping in the backcountry. During the first trip in June, the top of the mountain was visible. My second trip was in autumn, when the clouds were lower, but the fall colors were turning.
Original painting size: 30" x 20"
Acrylic on board
Completed 2010
Alaska's Kennecott Mine worked the worlds richest copper deposits from about 1904 to 1939. This September view over the gravel strewn surface of the Kennicott Glacier in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, shows fall colors and three mines below Castle Mountain. The Kennecott Mill complex is among the red buildings. The Banjo Mine was built on the large glacier in the top center of the painting. Cable tramways connected the mines with the mill below. I made two week-long trips to the park during 2010, spending several days exploring historic areas and camping in the backcountry. During the first trip in June, the top of the mountain was visible. My second trip was in autumn, when the clouds were lower, but the fall colors were turning.
Original painting size: 30" x 20"
Acrylic on board
Completed 2010
After the Rush
Chilkoot Pass was a major hurdle for prospectors headed for the Klondike gold fields in the 1890's. As more prospectors chose this route to the gold fields, enterprizing outfitters set up a variety of businesses to haul supplies. While hiking the 33-mile Chilkoot Trail from Dyea, Alaska to Lake Bennett, British Columbia, we came upon the remains of this abandoned freight wagon in the snow above the pass. Click to see photos taken along our route.
Original painting size: 18" x 12"
Acrylic on watercolor paper
Completed 2009
Chilkoot Pass was a major hurdle for prospectors headed for the Klondike gold fields in the 1890's. As more prospectors chose this route to the gold fields, enterprizing outfitters set up a variety of businesses to haul supplies. While hiking the 33-mile Chilkoot Trail from Dyea, Alaska to Lake Bennett, British Columbia, we came upon the remains of this abandoned freight wagon in the snow above the pass. Click to see photos taken along our route.
Original painting size: 18" x 12"
Acrylic on watercolor paper
Completed 2009