Big Mess No. 1; January 2 - 5, 2023 | acrylic and collected snow on canvas | 51 x 64

Big Mess No. 1; January 2 - 5, 2023 | acrylic and collected snow on canvas | 51 x 64

Big Mess No. 2; January 2 - 5, 2023 | acrylic and collected snow on canvas | 51 x 64

Big Mess No. 2; January 2 - 5, 2023 | acrylic and collected snow on canvas | 51 x 64

A Historic Prediction No. 2; February 22, 2023 | acrylic and collected snow on canvas | 50 x 32 | Private collection

A Historic Prediction No. 2; February 22, 2023 | acrylic and collected snow on canvas | 50 x 32 | Private collection

A Historic Prediction No. 1; February 22, 2023 | acrylic and collected snow on canvas | 60 x 36

A Historic Prediction No. 1; February 22, 2023 | acrylic and collected snow on canvas | 60 x 36

8th Snowiest No. 1; March 10, 2023 | acrylic and collected snow on canvas | 60 x 36

8th Snowiest No. 1; March 10, 2023 | acrylic and collected snow on canvas | 60 x 36

8th Snowiest No. 2; March 10, 2023 | acrylic and collected snow on canvas | 60 x 36

8th Snowiest No. 2; March 10, 2023 | acrylic and collected snow on canvas | 60 x 36

Autumn Frost; November 11, 2022 | acrylic, collected Cascade Falls water & sediment on canvas | 36 x 48

Autumn Frost; November 11, 2022 | acrylic, collected Cascade Falls water & sediment on canvas | 36 x 48

In January 2023, I expanded my painting process to align with the winter season by collecting snow during significant snowfalls. Unbeknownst to me at that time, the winter of 2023 became the third snowiest season on record with a total accumulation of 89.7” in Minneapolis through April 1, 2023. These paintings celebrate the many expressions of winter’s water as snow, ice and frost, and are a reminder of the unpredictable impacts of climate change on the Midwest’s changing seasons.