Historical Note

The Artist lived 18 years in Southern Oregon and the Rogue River National Forest was a favorite place for gathering subject material for paintings.  Crater Lake National Park was high on the list of priorities.  The Hemlock trees are native there as well as the bird perched on the top of a tree.  Grizzly bears once were in that area, but have been gone for some time -- a little "artistic license" put a grizzly and her cubs there again.  This scene prominently shows "Wizard Island" found in Crater Lake.