61 x 45, oil on birch panel
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Posts by Birgit Zipser
Dune
mist rolling in
Seeing the mist rolling in from the lake over the big dune,
coming closer, enveloping,
until finally, only feeling surrounded by grey.
Shapes
oil on maple, 24 x 18 inches.
This spring, I started sketching landscapes rather than only photographing them. My first motif was the view from a bluff. Painting on site would be cumbersome because it would mean dragging supplies along a 20 min hike. more… »
Listening II
oil on board, 12 x 12 inches
Here is the companion to Listening I.
Two kinds of meditation – whirling and quiet. more… »
Clay and Lichen
A documentary on the progress of a layer of clay descending a dune
Oil on maple, 24 x 18 inches
For more than a decade, we have been watching a layer of clay slowly descending a slope of the Empire Bluff. Usually, the ‘necklace’ stands out as a vegetation-free band. But on a winter day, it was nicely accentuated by snow.
I have given up walking around this aspect of the bluff out of concern that there suddenly could be a slide of clay. Two decades ago, the north-western most tip of the dunes at Glenhaven caved in after I walked there with my dog. Since then, I have grown to respect the forces of nature here.
Wet Spring
A natural riverside park were I went to relax – a long time ago.
