This scene is about the truly awesome force of nature and how the sight of such power affects people. The spring snow melt from a severe winter has created an abundance of water in the rivers and creeks which have in turn created a dramatic, tumbling flood and waterfalls. Two of the men face the viewer, to suggest that there is far more to see outside the edge of the canvas. The setting is not a specific location, but rather a composite of many sites and rivers. I wanted to create a place that native people might have passed through countless times, but in this instance, a group of Blackfoot men have stopped in awe before the roaring power of nature. - HT