Painting Description

In this view of the Hubbard Glacier, I wanted to emphasize several ideas. I was taken by surprise by the iridescent colour of the glacier. The sound of the pieces breaking loose and cracking, known as calving, was also quite a spectacular feature of this tidewater glacier. Just as at Mount Edith Cavell in the Rockies near Jasper, the retreat of the glacier is obvious and disturbing. We were able to get a close view of the Hubbard Glacier from our ship, our travelling home. At one point we feared that we might run into the glacier—we were so close—but of course our Captain was a trifle more knowledgeable than his passengers.