“In this day and age we can get specific observations of glacier change in terms or area, thickness, snow cover etc from satellite images. These are good measuring sticks, but are two dimensional at best. Paintings such as those by Cory Trépanier add another dimension. We can see the thickness of the dirty layer at the glacier front in his “At the Glacier” and “Arctic Tranquility” paintings, or the degree to which surface streams have cut into the glacier in his panoramic masterpiece, “Glacierside”, which offers added insights to glacier behavior. More than that, the nature of the landscape and its ecology is captured in a way that is not with satellite imagery. Data points prove a point quantitatively, paintings such as this illustrate the point and provide a rich context and together convey our changing Arctic. Today the glaciers in the Arctic are experiencing rapid changes that will lead to not just glacier retreat, but to landscape and ecologic change.”
Mauri Pelto, Ph.D., Director North Cascade Glacier Climate Project. United States representative to the World Glacier Monitoring Service, Alpine Section