Anyone looking at this exhibit chronicling the retreat of glaciers and sea ice will be reminded of the subject of climate change. From the nineteen seventies onward, I noticed my world, my home state of Maine, was getting warmer. Summers were hotter and longer, winters were more mild and shorter. My evidence for a warming trend was anecdotal, based on my experience and stories I heard from people who had lived before I was born. In the late seventies, I moved to Alaska and soon after began traveling in the Arctic and in Antarctica. I experienced the same warming trends there. My hope is that these paintings will inspire us to think about what changes we can make to slow the warming of our planet.