Karst 2016-2017
In 2016, I visited South China’s iconic karst landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Karst mountains are formed as acidic waters dissolve the limestone bedrock, creating spiky mountains, underground rivers, tunnels, and caves. As a landscape painter, I was impatient to witness these strange formations often depicted in Chinese painting. Drifting down the Li River surrounded by eccentric spires, I was hypnotized by the surreal quality of these mountains. As the sun burns away the morning fog, the karst peaks emerge, creating a moody landscape layered in space and time.
