This series was started in
early June 1999 after a visit with friends in Outlook,
Saskatchewan. The weather was particularly volatile, wet and
very windy. A small funnel cloud passed over the highway as
we crossed back into Alberta and approached the Town of Oyen
area along Highway 9. The sky, threatening with darkening
clouds, was very close to the ground (for the prairies)
moving with such drama that I stopped the car just to sit
and watch. That imagery locked in my mind and this series
was born from that experience. Again, I have returned to
this location many times over the past few years and look
forward each spring to “catching the weather” and continuing
work with this project.
