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“Lifeblood of the Han” reflects the life-giving force of the Yukon for those who live along its shores, especially the displaced Han people. The mist and low clouds depict the mystery as well as the struggles of living along this isolated and majestic river. But the breaks in the clouds signify that there is always a new dawn, whatever the struggles that day-to-day life might bring. The view is looking upriver from the city of Eagle toward where Eagle Village once stood, with the river stretching away toward the Ogilvey Mountains in nearby Yukon Territory.

A Pennsylvanian by birth, my love of wilderness had its genesis in New York's Adirondack Mountains. Early childhood trips to the area resulted in a 17 year residence after college. I often refer to this time as my apprenticeship for living in Alaska. In 1990, I left the Adirondacks, driving across Canada with my dad to begin a new job and life in the 49th state. I'm still in Alaska, with no plans to leave. Around 2000, I took my first watercolor class at the urging of a close friend and artist. Having experimented with acrylics and oils during my youth, watercolor was a very different medium. I was fascinated by its luminosity, transparency and fluidity, despite the inherent difficulties in learning to use the medium. Over the...