Brewing the Yangtze was painted during the year of the Dragon (2000) according to Chinese astrology.
 

Brewing the Yangtze

Brewing the Yangtze was painted during the year of the Dragon (2000) according to Chinese astrology. At that time, work was being done to construct the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River, and there was a flurry of protests due to environmental and humanitarian concerns. The painting depicts a water dragon gazing into a crystal ball as if foretelling the future while the water churns below and threatens to breach the dam.

  • Oil on canvas

  • 44”x60”

  • (2000)

Exhibited and sold at Yves Laroche Gallery in Montreal, PQ (2000).