This original painting by Alberta artist Steve R. Mitts shows a small pastoral landscape that invites a slower way of being. Moss coloured greens and a rich blue sky create a quiet warmth, while the remnants of what once stood here suggest a place where time has nearly come to a stop. The openness of the landscape and the sheep grazing contentedly add to its simple charm, as though for a moment, there is nowhere else they, or we, need to be. Mitts combines contemporary structure with 16th Century Renaissance influences. Using a meticulous layering of acrylic washes and gels, he achieves a textured, stained glass finish. This piece is created on 100-year-old reclaimed grain bin wood, making the material as much a part of the story as the painting itself. Subtle vignettes, paintings within a painting, breathe quietly together in gentle harmony. Measures 10 x 10 x 1 1/8 inches deep.