'A RIVER OF GOLD.'..or misplaced values

We know about our water and how we are abusing it, 

we know there are Canadians who do not have clean water,
and in the name of progress and technology and greed and neglect,
we are destroying the lands,
abusing/polluting our rivers and streams, ponds and lakes.
...breakdown of 167 subwatersheds reveals the pressures that
different parts of Canada's water systems face....
overall stress level, pollution, alteration of water flow,
water use, habitat loss, fragmentation of ecosystems,
invasive species, climate change.
Ivan Semeniuk

 'RIVER OF GOLD II'
36 in x 36 in
Mixed Media on Canvas

...I like how the light catches the bits and they sparkle...
'something of value'

'A RIVER OF GOLD I'

Mixed Media on Canvas,  24" x 30"

first go...
12" x 12" mixed media on canvas

I was going for a parchment look for the 'map/landscape'.
From my very old

'Nurses Illustrated Physiology'

(McNaught and Callander)