This work, from a larger suite of paintings inspired by the dynamics of the cryosphere, seeks to capture the delicate dance-like characteristics of snow flurries choreographed by the forces of nature. Snow flurries are brief, light snowfalls with little to no accumulation. They often occur in bursts with varying degrees of intensity. Like so many of nature’s elements and processes, a snow flurry can serve as a metaphor in life and is often used figuratively to describe a sudden, brief burst of activity, excitement, or commotion.
Cryosphere: ‘Components of the Earth System at and below the land and ocean surface that are frozen, including snow cover, glaciers, ice sheets, ice shelves, icebergs, sea ice, lake ice, river ice, permafrost, and seasonally frozen ground, and solid precipitation’ (World Meteorological Association).