The Way to Hope

 If you drive from my house in Eagle River, to the picturesque little, hamlet of Hope on the Kenai Penninsula, you will pass several nesting Trumpeter Swans. At least in the summer months. Most of them can be seen, (with luck) around the Portage area, at the end of Turnagain Arm.
Trumpeter Swans were once near extinction, but are a conservation success story, and their numbers are on the rebound. They are a common sight in this part of Alaska.

I finished this painting this afternoon. It progressed along smoothly, and there were no major snags associated with it. The painting's title, The Way to Hope, 16x20",has two meanings. First, you can see them on the way to Hope, and their recovery gives one hope for other species in need of protection.