Tony Foster, Montserrat from Harris Lookout, 190º S to Soufrière Hills Volcano, 1996  |  Watercolor and graphite on paper, mixed media  |  22 1/4 x 30 7/8 in. / 3 x 31 in.  |  1996.1.25 — Tony Foster, *Montserrat from Harris Lookout, 190º S to Soufrière Hills Volcano*, 1996 | Watercolor and graphite on paper, mixed media | 22 1/4 x 30 7/8 in. / 3 x 31 in. | 1996.1.25

Tony Foster Journey 8 | 1996–97 | 55 artworks

Ice and Fire: Watercolour Diaries of Volcano Journeys

Painting locations: California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Bolivia, British West Indies

Ice and Fire is an exploration of opposites coexisting at some of the most inhospitable and venerated places on Earth: volcanoes. Enduring both frigid and scalding temperatures, Tony Foster traveled to the tectonically-active North-Pacific United States, to the South American Altiplano, and to igneous oceanic archipelagos to depict stark landscapes and towering, snow-covered volcanic peaks. His renderings of viscous lava flows in Hawai’i masterfully capture the incandescence of radiating heat and are one of the journey’s highlights. Thematically, Ice and Fire serves as a reminder of our planet’s dynamism, deserving of both awe and respect.

““My idea was to find and paint great examples of volcanoes in all their guises...””

— Tony Foster

Painting locations

Bolivia
- Nevado Sajama
- Cerro Pomerape
- Cerro Tara Kkollu
- Huari
- Isla Cactus, Salar Uyuni
- Laguna Colorada
- Laguna Salada
- Licancabur
British West Indies
- Montserrat, Lesser Antilles
United States
- Broken Top, Oregon
- Haleakalã, Hawaii
- Kîlauea, Hawaii
- Mount Adams, Washington
- Mount Baker, Washington
- Mount Hood, Oregon
- Mount Jefferson, Oregon
- Mount Rainier, Washington
- Mount St. Helens, Washington
- Mount Shasta, California
- Pu´u´Õ´õ, Hawaii