Artwork copyright Mark Abrahamson. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Spring Mounds, 1992

Mark Abrahamson
(American, born 1944)

Location: Washington State Patrol - District VI Headquarters, Wenatchee, Wenatchee

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Spring Mounds is an aerial landscape photograph created by artist Mark Abrahamson. The image depicts the Skagit River watershed during a dry spring in 1992. This image is part of the artist's series "Watershed Investigations" that documents adverse impacts to our water in rural and coastal watersheds throughout the U.S. Abrahamson believed that "public awareness of the importance of good water quality has increased significantly... I'm optimistic over the long term that my daughters and future grandchildren will see a restored Skagit River."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Washington State Patrol.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Washington-based artist Mark Abrahamson creates aerial photographs that depict abstract patterns found in the landscape. He notes that his work focuses on "the United States’ urban and rural environments, examining how man has altered the landscape, affected our watersheds and contributed to climate change." An environmental advocate, his project "Global Warming: An American Perspective" features lectures and photographs based on 20 years of experience documenting changes in the landscape.

Abrahamson grew up on the Washington coast. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Southeastern Washington, a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at University of Washington in Seattle, and served in the U.S. Air Force in the early 1970s. He is a photographer and environmental advocate and speaker.