This original painting by Alberta artist Steve R. Mitts promotes peacefulness and calm while being viewed. Women reading is a common subject in Steve's paintings, this painting introduces a new aspect to the genre, pheasants. With their presence you witness their intrigue in the young woman's activity. They provide a secondary narrative with their quiet interaction.

The composition uses a unique modular wood block design that creates a window-like perspective. His work combines contempory 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. Measures 20 x 28 1/2 x 2 inches deep.