“I painted this scene as a gift for my oldest son and his wife to commemorate their wedding at the iconic Crow Creek Mine in Girdwood. The Mine continues to be a popular venue for weddings.” – Barbara Lavallee
Alaska’s Animals You and I shows how various animals are different, comparing things like noses, feet, tails, and dwellings with colorful, detailed, and clever close-up compositions.
Alaska’s Animals You and I shows how various animals are different, comparing things like noses, feet, tails, and dwellings with colorful, detailed, and clever close-up compositions.
“When I was teaching Alaska Native students, they would tell me how much fun it was to hop ice floes during break-up. Of course, their parents forbade them, but they did it anyway…just as their parents had before them.” – Barbara Lavallee
Double-matted art card, hand-signed by Shannon Cartwright
Shannon worked three years on a setnet in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska. When working a setnet, salmon becomes your life – picking fish out of the net, soaking salmon in brine, drying salmon. With this image, Shannon shows all the birds and animals (eagles, orca, bears) in the area and their connection to salmon.
Double-matted art card, hand-signed by Shannon Cartwright
The moose, grizzly bear, black bear, Dall sheep, wolf, coyote, fox, caribou, wolverine, lynx, hare, porcupine, muskrat, weasel, marten, tree squirrel, loon, goshawk, gull, eagle, raven, spruce grouse, and magpie featured in this art are some of the animals that inhabit Interior Alaska.
Double-matted art card, hand-signed by Barbara Lavallee
“When I was teaching Alaska Native students, they would tell me how much fun it was to hop ice floes during break-up. Of course, their parents forbade them, but they did it anyway…just as their parents had before them.” ~ Barbara Lavallee
Double-matted art card, hand-signed by Shannon Cartwright
After leaving behind his friends the polar bear and brown bear, black bear went in search of his new home. Black bear knew he had found the right place when he discovered berries.
Double-matted art card, hand-signed by Shannon Cartwright
After Denali was created, Raven delighted in spending time there. Over time, he has flown from the bottom of the forest to up in the tundra. From eating berries to stealing M&Ms from climbers, summer always offers something for Raven. Here, Raven flies in view of the south summit.
Double-matted art card, hand-signed by Shannon Cartwright
This painting comes from the book Alaska’s Animals You and I that explores how we, both humans and animals, are all in this together. Despite our differences, we all share the world and need to take care of it for each other.
Double-matted art card, hand-signed by Shannon Cartwright
Early in her life in Alaska, Shannon spent a summer in the community of Hope. During that time, she had many encounters in the forest and coastal areas. This painting was inspired by her encounters with a fox and the many blooms of the state flower, the forget-me-not, that she saw that summer.
Double-matted art card, hand-signed by Shannon Cartwright
The three bears – black, polar, and brown bear – look over Alaska before getting ready to find their forever homes. While they all start their journey together to find their homes, the polar bear chooses the polar region, brown bear chooses the salmon stream, and black bear chooses the berries.
Double-matted art card, hand-signed by Shannon Cartwright
When she was a young girl living in Detroit, Shannon’s grandmother sent her mukluks from Alaska. She walked to school in them every day in winter. For this piece, she imagined what fun it would be to see moose in mukluks!
Double-matted art card, hand-signed by Shannon Cartwright
No. 1000 was the first diesel electric locomotive on the Alaska Railroad coming online in 1942. It is a 1000 horsepower diesel electic engine which could pull an average of 1000 tons on straight, level track. The engine is on display in Wasilla, Alaska at the Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry.
Double-matted art card, hand-signed by Shannon Cartwright
Raven divided the night from the day, stealing the sun, moon, and stars from the heavens and bringing them down to the Earth. This way, Earth could have light so that trees could grow, the animals could hunt, and so that Raven’s people could thrive.
Double-matted art card, hand-signed by Shannon Cartwright
The Tongass National Forest is the last American rainforest. Its rich forest ranges from ancient old growth to new, with towering mountains and countless glaciers. It is home to seals, bears, birds, and much more. With this piece, Shannon captures the essence of this part of Alaska.
Double-matted art card, hand-signed by Shannon Cartwright
The book Alaska’s Animals You and I was a celebration of Shannon being able to paint again for the first time in eight years due to a medical condition. For the final page of the book, she imagined that all of the animals are singing in celebration of the Earth.
Double-matted art card, hand-signed by Shannon Cartwright
Raven soars to new heights in celebration of the beauty of Denali. As Raven cruises high in the sky, the sun is setting, and alpenglow begins to light up the mountain.
Double-matted art card, hand-signed by Shannon Cartwright
This piece imagines a world where it is the animals who get to enjoy a day of riding the train, with their wild counterparts driving the train. The passengers are thanking the train crew and the little train for such a wonderful day, and saying, “We had a great time!” upon arrival in Seward.