A framed 30×20-inch oil on panel. Dated March 2026.
Springtime: On this brilliant day in the mountains, the sharp, distinct cry of a Mountain Jay pierces the stillness. A small clump of snow falls from the branch it perches upon. The snow-laden bough receives the clump, causing it to release its load upon an overhanging cornice, which in turn crumbles under the additional weight and falls, loosening an unstable slope thirty feet below. A low, muffled groan spreads across the slope. Moments later a sharp crack echoes across the mountain, followed by a massive avalanche that thunders into the depths below. A crystalline cloud of powder hisses through the valley, soon replaced by a deathly silence.
The Mountain Jay blinks. “Chirp!”
A framed 30×20-inch oil on panel. Dated March 2026.
Springtime: On this brilliant day in the mountains, the sharp, distinct cry of a Mountain Jay pierces the stillness. A small clump of snow falls from the branch it perches upon. The snow-laden bough receives the clump, causing it to release its load upon an overhanging cornice, which in turn crumbles under the additional weight and falls, loosening an unstable slope thirty feet below. A low, muffled groan spreads across the slope. Moments later a sharp crack echoes across the mountain, followed by a massive avalanche that thunders into the depths below. A crystalline cloud of powder hisses through the valley, soon replaced by a deathly silence.
The Mountain Jay blinks. “Chirp!”
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