This original painting by Alberta artist Steve R. Mitts reveals a Gothic arch-shape frame capturing a young musician’s timid, pre-performance hesitation. Peering from behind a curtain, she plays a shawm before an open window, her music drifting over a vast landscape. The painting’s palette, weaving together the sky, river, and her dress, creates a harmonic rhythm where color echoes melody. This visual continuity merges sound, light, and atmosphere into one unified, contemplative moment.

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. Measures 19 1/2 x 34 x 1 3/4 inches deep.