Terminus: Christie Glacier by Roxanne Everett

Honoring a Glacier

The following is a painting by Roxanne Everett, in honor of Christie Glacier. It was created as part of the Terminus glacier project.

 

 

Christie's Retreat
Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 36" x 1.5"

 

"The glacier has contour-like lines that designate where the glacier was or is receding (1934 to present). The bottom third of the painting tells the story of what happens after the glacier recedes: how sediment flows into waterways, how primary succession of plant species takes place (ultimately ending with a thick conifer forest) and how some glacial erratics (large rocks, often scraped) are left behind." -Roxanne Everett

 

 

Meet the artist: Roxanne Everett

Roxanne Everett is a contemporary landscape painter who is inspired by wilderness areas of the US and abroad. Her artwork offers a view into a varied range of habitats and natural landscapes, usually devoid of humans or their artifacts. Her years of work as a National Park Backcountry Ranger and as a forest ecologist have allowed her to recognize and focus on the unique aspects of each environment. Roxanne’s further background as an architect and experienced painter underpins her ability to render interesting visual perspectives with a wide range of skills and techniques. Her paintings share the beauty of natural ecosystems while also underscoring their fragility and preciousness.

Roxanne’s recent work explores altered landscapes which have been impacted by both natural and unnatural events. These disturbances provide an unexpected awareness of processes that normally go unrecognized; a surprising twist that may render an otherwise uneventful landscape very distinctive and sometimes quite beautiful. Collectively, theses pieces share the beauty and emotion of natural ecosystems while underscoring their vulnerability. It is, for her, a combination of love and science.

Roxanne was selected as an artist in residence for several private arts organizations and the US National Parks. Her work is shown regularly at various locations across the Pacific Northwest. Further work can be found in several public collections plus in five National Park Visitor Centers.

You can see more of Roxanne's work at her website here.

 

More about Christie Glacier

At the head of the North Fork Quinault River, this glacier is easily seen from scenic Martin’s Park near Low Divide, the pass between the Quinault and Elwha Rivers. Though the photo retake was in a year with late lingering snow covering glacial ice, the arrows still illustrate thinning of this northeast-facing glacier, exposing multiple rock bands on the upper glacier.

 

 

More Please

Learn more about Olympic's glaciers and our changing climate here.

Discover more from the Terminus glacier project here.