Anthropocene Mountain - Framed by Tom Rossiter: June 10, 2020

A tall summer cloud stacks itself over the towers, trying to be the biggest thing in town.

June 10, 2020 is a framed work by Tom Rossiter from the Anthropocene Mountain series, made around 2020, in a cedar frame. Cumulus clouds of early summer build as warm air rises through the day, sometimes growing into thunderheads by evening. Here a towering cloud rises behind the Chicago skyline, its buildings catching warm late light against a pale blue-gray sky. Below a strip of green trees, the reflection softens into a misty blue. The cedar frame is charred black. It is 16 inches wide and 16 high.

For once, the skyline has competition.