Acrylic on gessoed hardboard, 15 x 11''
Oct. / Nov. 2009, #177
The image may look familiar, since this is a larger version of the painting, Study of Canoes at Moraine Lake. Even when I did the study, I realized that I was challenging the laws of landscape art by drawing the horizon in the dead center of the image. In return, the top and bottom half may appear to compete one against the other for the subject matter's focal point. I wanted the viewer to see both part as having equal weight by the magic of perspective, and use the canoe as a mode of transportation in order to truly enter and explore the landscape instead of looking at it from the lake's edge.
Please contact Handworks Gallery if you wish to acquire the painting.
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Saint John, NB, CANADA E2L 1G2
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3 comments:
Hi Alvin, thanks for dropping in on my blog and commenting. I really love this compostion. The colors of the canoes and the detailed background really makes this paiting stand out!
Alvin!
I love the slickness of the canoes!
Clever idea adding them to the piece. They add a nice burst of color to the landscape!
-Dean
Your work is beautiful!
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