When life gives you lemons, draw them, 11 x 14 inches dry pastels, graphite on paper

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Magic Hour started

July 17, 2008

 

Magic Hour, one of the Haida totems downtown Victoria, B.C., Canada, 60H x 40W x 3D inches acrylics on canvas, wrapped sides painted, work just started                                 

Magic Hour, 60H x 40W x 3D inches acrylics on canvas, wrapped sides painted, work just started. This is the top half of the magnificent Gitxsan Totem pole, one of the Haida totems in Thunderbird Park near the Inner Harbor downtown Victoria, B.C.

The drawing is sketched with Alizarine Crimson and Red Oxide base. We were there a week ago just as the sun set, shining light on the right side of the totems and rising moon light lit the left side. I changed the tree silhouette to a typical B.C. horizon of tall Red Cedar, whereas the trees in that park are Maples.

Categories: acrylic painting, Canada, history/multicultural theme, moon, sunsets, travel, trees, work in progress | 1 Comment »

One Response to “Magic Hour started”

  1. Virginia Wieringa Says:
    July 19th, 2008 at 11:06

    Awesome start.

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