The Dells are a beautiful landform carved by the Wisconsin River. The layered sandstone cliffs rise up for a few miles alongside the river, and are lined by old forests. The Cambrian sandstone was deposited in layers over millions of years. At the end of the the last ice age, torrents of water from melting ice carved the gorge through the relatively soft sandstone, creating the cliffs over just a few thousand years. Wisconsin has a diversity of unusual landforms created by several periods of glaciation -- surprising for a state generally known for rolling farmland.
I painted the fabrics for the cliffs and sky. The water is a layer of blue fabric covered by a layer of painted organza to create the reflection of the cliffs. The trees are extensively thread-sketched.
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