There are moments in the mining industry that will take your breath away. The grind of a night shift and the early hours of the morning when the sun first peaks over the horizon reveals what I can only describe as painted skies.
These skies have inspired me to re-create those moments on the canvas, the moments of beauty in the mining industry. It is a rough and tumble world with steel and oil and loud noise but within that space you are exposed to a beauty that can be hard to understand unless you are there. This painting is my effort to give you a glimpse of that beauty, a moment in time that captures that essence particularly for those who've spent time in mining but also for those who've never had the opportunity.
I give to you Dozer on the Waste Dump at Morning Break.