Revelstoke

I had forgotten that in Revelstoke you can reach out and almost touch the mountains.

It was a glorious day. The sun was shining. I was with six friends as we wandered

through the town. Streets were closed to traffic and vendors sold everything from junk

to hotdogs. A Farmers' Market displayed organic produce and freshly baked breads.

We rested ourselves for lunch at Paramjit's Kitchen where we savoured amazing food.

Butter chicken roti, samosas with tamarind plum chutney and lemongrass chicken!

Three of us had paintings in the current exhibition at the local Art Gallery.

After lunch we made our way to the Gallery for a private viewing.

Strangely, the Gallery is closed on Saturdays and open on Sundays!

The theme of our exhibition is the threat to the Adams River and the sockeye

salmon run. Development is encroaching along the shoreline of this important

site at Roderick-Haig Brown Park. These two paintings reflect the vital link 

between land, river and spawning ground.

REPRIEVE

The tree emerged 

ghostlike onto the canvas, 

issuing a warning. 

Uprooted and leafless, 

it is reaching out, 

hopeful for reprieve.

CONNECTIONS

Roots reaching deep

seeking the same nurture

as the wild salmon.

Pure, clean water

rushes down the river

connecting all life.