Mont Blanc Study from the Aiguille du Midi

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The above study illustrates the unique effect of combining traditional watercolour with the depth and edges of the sculpted details. The natural shadows in this image help to convey something of the three-dimensional nature of the work that may of course only be fully appreciated by viewing the original.

In 2015 Prue Bishop said, "Whilst the Earth has warmed about 0.7 degrees C over the past 100 years, the Mont Blanc region has warmed an alarming 1.5 degrees, with most of this in recent decades. I visit the Mont Blanc Glaciers every few years, and I am always amazed at the gigantic loss of ice. It is not simply that all the glaciers are retreating noticeably, it is the sheer volume of missing ice that is so remarkable. On the Mer de Glace, experts have marked the ice level where it used to reach the rocky side of the valley for each decade. Where we once ventured onto this glacier with our children in 1980 is now way up in the sky!" From that level down to today's level is a long way.

In 2025, we have updated this page and Prue Bishop now adds, "The fact is that the forecasts for global temperature rise that concerned us so much in 2015 have turned out to have been under-estimates. Indeed, the ICC data is everywhere behind today's incoming data. This brings forward the pont where we will be unable to avert a catastrophe for the entire Planet"