Oil and acrylic on canvas
16”x16”

A convergence of elements, Arctic Torrent is a 16”x16” oil and acrylic canvas that captures the raw intensity of a cascading waterfall in a frozen landscape. The painting's upper reaches are a storm of whites and greys, a mimicry of ice caught in a tempest. Below, the torrent transforms into a myriad of blues, from the lightest hint of dawn to the deepest navy of the twilight sea. The stark contrast with the dark base of the canvas lends weight to the composition, as if the very gravity of the piece pulls the viewer into its frosted, churning depths. Tanner's work here is both a force of nature and an ode to it, inviting a contemplation of the power and beauty of our world's extremes.