Fraser River Log Booms
8 x 10
oil on canvas board
Where else would one go to enjoy peace and quiet, natural beauty and timeless moments but the local sewage treatment plant! A park has been created around it and it has become a popular destination for picnickers, walkers and cyclists and though it is only 20 minutes or so from downtown Vancouver it is possible to find a spot on a sand dune with no one in sight, only birds, boats on the river and the occasional plane taking off from the nearby airport. The only downside is a whiff of nasty odor every now and then but I managed to find a nice place upwind with a good view of the river. The next time I paint this scene it will be of the tug that went by as I was painting in the log booms.
3 comments:
A lovely scene, so serene and very antropomorphic with the two poles looking like some human lovers!
Here we have the same logs in the water in Venice and when I saw your painting I thought to at it...
Ciao Graziano
Thanks so much Marie and Graziano, this was not a subject I would normally think to paint but there it was in front of me pushing me outside of my comfort zone.
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