In THE RIVER SHOW, A Winter Romance, Stephen Stoller transforms the Hudson River Valley into a living diary of winter's embrace. Painted entirely onsite in Hastings-on-Hudson during the 2024/2025 season, each work captures not just the shifting light and landscape—but the weather itself. Cold is not a constraint; it is a collaborator. Rain, wind, and snow become part of the palette, woven into the texture and mood of the series. In moments of ice rain and frigid fog, Stoller makes his adversary his ally, channeling the rawness of winter into poetic, deeply felt compositions. This body of work is not only a tribute to place, but a romance with the season in all its unrelenting, luminous truth.