Saltmarsh Thaw is a painting by RC DeWinter which was uploaded on December 12th, 2013.
Title
Saltmarsh Thaw
Artist
RC DeWinter
Medium
Painting - Digital Oils
Description
Copyright 2013 RC deWinter ~ All Rights Reserved
This is a Impressionist landscape of one of the salt marshes along the shore of the Connecticut River near Long Island Sound in Essex, Connecticut, during an early spring thaw. Vital to the health of the Sound, the long grasses in these salt marshes are rooted in ancient peat and provide havens for egrets, osprey, swallows and many other species birds, waterfowl and mammalian wildlife. The marshes also filter sediment and water runoff before it enters the Sound and help protect the coast from storm surges. The shorter grasses in the marshes need a centimeter or so of tide to cover them to continue to thrive. The possibility of rising seas due to climate change threatens the viability of these marshes. Salt marshes can actually migrate to adapt to changing sea levels, but not where development has eaten into avilable pathways. It has been estimated that with current levels of development along the river and shoreline in Connecticut, by 2100 all existing salt marshes in the Connecticut River will have drowned.
Uploaded
December 12th, 2013
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Comments (5)
Doug Kreuger
Another outstanding digital oil executed to perfection! —Superb perception of depth to the water, beneath the sky's reflection on the surface—a quality that is difficult to believably achieve to this degree. L/V&F
Emily Michaud
This is very beautifully done. I love impressionism. I enjoyed reading the background information in your description too. I hope the salt marshes can be protected more.
Will Borden
Gina~~certainly an attractive digital oil painting- many details in this beautiful Connecticut salt marsh scene! F&L!
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