This original painting by Alberta artist Steve R. Mitts presents a lone woman looking out over a world that feels both immense and intimately within reach. Below her, the winding river and the cluster of red-roofed buildings are no longer obstacles, but markers of the long journey she has successfully navigated.

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 8 x 8 x 1 inches deep.