I painted this watercolor scene of Pilgrim Hot Springs which is about 60 miles outside of where we live in Nome. It was a Catholic orphanage during the flu epidemic in the early 1900’s. Today, people enjoy the natural hot springs and efforts have been made to garden and grow produce there in recent years. It is a unique and historic place in our region and why I wanted to paint it.

My inspiration came from my desire to become a professional pilot and to one day have my own airplane. I really like the setting of this picture and the feeling of peaceful tranquility as the plane sits on the runway with its reflection in the glistening water. I painted this with watercolors which lends itself to the fluid motion of the wet reflection and softness of the sky.