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Contemporary Canadian painting of the Canadian flag flying at the top of a mountain range at sunset. Painted using acrylics with long exaggerated strokes to mimic stitches of embroidery. Original Canadian Art for sale by artist.
As I walk around the city of Victoria, my home, I am struck by the massive changes as the race to house the population speeds up. There is a certain beauty in this industriousness. I feel the energy in the vehicles and have tried to capture a sense of this in my work
I don't fully understand why the movement of the tides affects me so deeply. And the tides have been so low of late. This tide is on its way out and provides a view to the sea's floor. perhaps the unveiling of this inner is why I am so touched. This painting was done 'en plein air' on a perfect weather day.
This painting is something that I received in my imagination and searched out reference photos to put it all together. The ravens evoke feelings of cleverness, mischief, ancient power, movement and slyness in me. The cliffs give me a feeling of massiveness, hardness and immovability and also fear (I have height phobia). Its interesting to me, on reflection, that I have created something with such harsh feelings when I am attempting to move outside my comfort zone.
In spite of unseasonable cold, the daffodils have made their appearance everywhere. Beacon Hill Park is in the middle of Victoria and there are cultured areas and natural areas. To drive along our Dallas Road with the ocean on one side, and the hill of daffodils on the other , is a treat. The sun made a break though, just warm enough and long enough to do this painting.
Vanessa Simone has been a strong organizer of Victoria's Black Lives Matter march. Originally painted in a fund raiser to acknowledge the work of local youth in advocacy roles.
While out doing my steps for the day I was struck by the picture of two enormous ships in dry dock in the middle of the city. They should be in the water, and usually dry docks are in more commercial areas. T o add to the the incongruity of the image was the bright red and blue, brightening up the paled down grey Victoria. After taking a few artistic liberties, now I am very pleased with the finished product. Hope you enjoy it.
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oil painting