TIMBERLINE
Original Artwork by Brian Krebs
From the perspective of the skier, this image explores the sense of wonder and escape that we know from being up around 4000’ elevation. The mountain report that day read, “As you can imagine, the chair lifts are not living their best lives this morning. Skyline is getting its socks knocked off with 90 mph gusts, even Snubber and Sawduster are reporting 55 mph gusts. Sending thoughts and prayers to Timberline.”
This first image from the Timberline Series is in honor of Sugarloaf, currently celebrating its 75th season, as Maine’s 3rd highest mountain with the only lift accessible terrain above the tree line in the Northeast.
The afternoon of eclipse day (4/8/24) inspired the first painting in the Timberline Series. The spring conditions were perfect - warm sun, no clouds and little wind, and the day culminated in a pilgrimage to the top for the eclipse and then a communal ‘last chair ride’ like no other. It was an unforgettable experience, and I pondered painting the sky gazers at the summit during those strange few minutes of the totality.