tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74459044128133918972024-03-14T03:16:32.935-07:00PS Whimsy - Behind the BrushThe artistic and creative musings of Gillian Olson who sells cards and prints through her PS Whimsy website and displays art on Gillian Olson Art website. The weekly "Whimsy Wednesday" Behind the Brush post will feature photographs, sketches and paintings, and give you a peek into what is happening in her studio.Gillian Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16283601772483708539noreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445904412813391897.post-72406803706774383412016-09-21T03:00:00.000-07:002016-09-21T03:00:42.234-07:00Falling?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We are nearing the fall equinox. The days are shorter, and cooler damper weather has arrived. I don't feel quite ready to give up summer, I am hanging on with this collection of pictures:<br />
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a bee is still busy gathering pollen</div>
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the dahlias are in bloom</div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , "helvetica"; font-size: x-small;"> Lyric night of the lingering Indian Summer,<br /> Shadowy fields that are scentless but full of singing,<br /> Never a bird, but the passionless chant of insects,<br /> Ceaseless, insistent.<br /><br /> The grasshopper’s horn, and far-off, high in the maples,<br /> The wheel of a locust leisurely grinding the silence<br /> Under a moon waning and worn, broken,<br /> Tired with summer.<br /><br /> Let me remember you, voices of little insects,<br /> Weeds in the moonlight, fields that are tangled with asters,<br /> Let me remember, soon will the winter be on us,<br /> Snow-hushed and heavy.<br /><br /> Over my soul murmur your mute benediction,<br /> While I gaze, O fields that rest after harvest,<br /> As those who part look long in the eyes they lean to,<br /> Lest they forget them.</span><br />
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the leaves are changing</div>
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lots of berries on the holly</div>
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but a few summer flowers are still hanging on</div>
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berries are plentiful on the trees</div>
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sunflowers are nearly ready</div>
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“Her <em>pleasure</em> in the walk must arise from the exercise and the day, from the view of the last smiles of the year upon the tawny leaves and withered hedges, and from repeating to herself some few of the thousand poetical descriptions extant of autumn--that season of peculiar and inexhaustible influence on the mind of taste and tenderness--that season which has drawn from every poet worthy of being read some attempt at description, or some lines of feeling.” </div>
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― <a class="authorOrTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1265.Jane_Austen">Jane Austen</a>, <span id="quote_book_link_2156"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/2534720">Persuasion</a></span></div>
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happy Wednesday, with whimsy,</div>
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Gillian Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16283601772483708539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445904412813391897.post-8200740252612158722016-09-14T03:00:00.000-07:002016-09-14T03:00:06.842-07:00Skedans Village, Haida Gwaii<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here is the second half of a day long journey around Louise Island with the Moresby Explorers.<br />
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The most interesting stop on the trip is the ancient Haida village site of K'uuna Llnagaay (Skedans). <br />
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The site has not been inhabited since the 1880's but a few poles and remains of dwellings are still visible.<br />
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Although Louise Island is outside the boundaries of Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, K'uuna Llnagaay is included in the Haida Heritage Site.<br />
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Haida Watchmen stay at the site throughout the summer at this dwelling:<br />
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"<a href="http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/aborig/nwca/nwcam02e.shtml"><strong>S</strong></a><strong>kedans</strong><strong> village is located on the neck of a peninsula of land at the head of Cumshewa Inlet. A high rocky prominence at the end of the peninsula offered a perfect site for a fort to protect the village. Skedans is a European rendering of the name of the town chief, Gida'nsta. The Haida name for this town is Koona, or in the old days Huadji-lanas, which means Grizzly Bear Town."</strong><br />
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The village was located on a peninsula with beach access from two sides, giving the inhabitants an "exit" route if attacked.<br />
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Close to the watchmen dwelling a deer grazes unafraid.</div>
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The book "Those Born at Koona", by John and Carolyn Smyly, is about the ancient village of Koona. </div>
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In the book they sketch and describe most of the original 56 poles working from the 1878 photographs of George M Dawson of the Geographic Survey of Canada.</div>
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"Most totem poles stand between 3 to 18 metres tall, although some can reach over 20 metres in height.<sup><sub>3</sub></sup> <a href="http://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/home/culture/totem-poles.html#_edn1" name="_ednref1"></a>Different types of totem poles are erected to serve various architectural and ceremonial purposes. Most longhouses had <em>house posts</em>, carved with human or animal forms, to support the main beams of the building. Similarly, some longhouses featured a <em>house frontal pole</em>, which would be located at the main entrance and often contained an opening for passage into the house. <em>Mortuary poles</em>, which contained the remains of the deceased in grave boxes, served as both a tomb and a headstone. Likewise, a <em>memorial or commemorative pole</em> was often created to honour an important deceased person, usually by his or her successor."</div>
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Emily Carr visited Skedans (as well as other ancient villages) in 1907 and took some photographs and later painted her recollections.</div>
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I hung my paintings in the North Shore Unitarian Church on the first of this month, they will be up until the last week of September. There are 37 paintings in this exhibit, it fills the sanctuary of the church.<br />
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I finished the last painting the day before and was readying it for hanging very early the next day before filling the car with paintings, tags, tape, and everything I needed to hang the paintings. <br />
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Here are the last paintings I finished, it is a dyptic; a varnished watercolour duo called "Pecking Order".<br />
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While we were visiting Haida Gwaii early this summer we took a day trip with Moresby Explorers.<br />
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The full day trip left from Moresby Camp by zodiac and stopped at World War II logging operations, and Church Creek; after a picnic lunch on the beach we got back into the zodiac and headed out into Hecate Straight and to the main stop of the day at the ancient Haida village site of K'uuna Llnagaay. (Skedans)<br />
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Our guide Brian talked about the forest, plants and some of the history.<br />
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A very small fungus, but I cannot remember the name:</div>
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Many pieces of forest equipment remain and the forest has grown over and around them.</div>
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Mathers Creek is the site of the former village of New Kloo, also spelled Clew. The settlement was built in 1887, the people came from T'aanuu Llnagaay (formerly Tanu). Reverend Thomas Crosby helped build the new town, which was abandoned about ten years later when residents moved to Skidegate. The area is sometimes called Church Creek after the place of worship that once stood there, an old cemetery remains on the site. (source- Haida Gwaii - Islands of the People by Dennis Horwood)</div>
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First why varnish? It allows the watercolour to be finished without glass. When it is used for large watercolours it results in a much lighter product, and frames can be pretty expensive. This technique has allowed me to paint larger pieces.</div>
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I still do my watercolours on quality watercolour paper; the paper it either stretched over the same stretcher bars that are used for canvas or attached to a cradled wood panel. To stretch the paper first the paper is soaked and stretched over the frame and allowed to dry completely, the result is a taut painting surface. The second method I use is attaching (gluing) the finished painting to a wooden panel. Of course the wood (stretcher bars or cradled panel) has to be sealed first so that it does not cause the painting to discolour. </div>
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After the painting is complete and fully dry, I use spray varnish to fix the surface and then apply several coats of a water based archival varnish. </div>
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My exhibit of 37 paintings at the North Shore Unitarian Church is the largest I have ever done.<br />
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Here again is the link to most of the paintings in the exhibit:</div>
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Gillian.</div>
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Apologies for my recent absence from blogging but I have been really busy painting. I have a show that goes up at the end of this week. Here is a sneak preview of one of my new paintings. It is a varnished watercolour, 24" X 18" and is called "Memories of Skedans 1":<br />
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More about that later in this post, first here are some photographs I took of birds while visiting Haida Gwaii early this summer and a story of a crafty raven.</div>
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I expected to see eagles, but was surprised at the number I saw. These two seen at Port Clements:</div>
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This one looking out over East Beach:</div>
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These near Masset:</div>
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The eagle in the background is either an immature or a golden eagle.</div>
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A gull, there were many but I was concentrating on other birds.</div>
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This is a Pigeon Guillemot. A new bird for me, and a member of the Auk family of birds.</div>
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Well I promised a raven story. I was sitting watching the world go by on the beach that leads to Rose Spit at the North end of Graham Island. There was a family a short distance away that had just finished a picnic and had left their bags and were strolling on the beach. </div>
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Notice the bag on the log; the bird landed next to it and poked at the bag and pulled out a package. Apparently there was one wiener left in the package, after a short struggle the raven had its prize! </div>
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First "Haida Song", 18" X 24", varnished watercolour:</div>
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These three paintings are part of my exhibit at the North Shore Unitarian Church in West Vancouver: (370 Mathers Avenue).</div>
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I have recently returned from visiting Haida Gwaii. We drove to Prince Rupert and took the 7 hour ferry ride across Hecate Strait to Skitigate. Here is some background on Haida Gwaii:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #660000;"><b>"Haida Gwaii</b> (<span class="nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" title="Help:IPA for English">/<span style="border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;"><span title="/ˈ/ primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'h' in 'hi'">h</span><span title="/aɪ/ long 'i' in 'tide'">aɪ</span><span title="'d' in 'dye'">d</span><span title="/ə/ 'a' in 'about'">ə</span></span> <span style="border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;"><span title="'g' in 'guy'">ɡ</span><span title="'w' in 'wind'">w</span><span title="/aɪ/ long 'i' in 'tide'">aɪ</span></span>/</a></span></span> <span title="English pronunciation respelling"><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Wikipedia:Pronunciation respelling key"><i><b><span class="smallcaps"><span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">HY</span></span></b>-də-<b><span class="smallcaps"><span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">GWY</span></span></b></i></a></span>; </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haida_language" title="Haida language"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Haida</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">: <span lang="hai" xml:lang="hai"><i>X̱aayda gwaay</i></span>;<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haida_Gwaii#cite_note-2"><span style="font-size: x-small;">[2]</span></a></sup> literally "Islands of the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haida_people" title="Haida people"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Haida people</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">"),<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BCGNISHaidaGwaii_3-0"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haida_Gwaii#cite_note-BCGNISHaidaGwaii-3"><span style="font-size: x-small;">[3]</span></a></sup> formerly known as the <b>Queen Charlotte Islands</b><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_4-0"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haida_Gwaii#cite_note-autogenerated1-4"><span style="font-size: x-small;">[4]</span></a></sup> and <b>the Charlottes</b>, is an </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archipelago" title="Archipelago"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">archipelago</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;"> on the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_Coast" title="British Columbia Coast"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">North Coast</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;"> of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">British Columbia</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Canada</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">. Approximately half of its population is of the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haida_people" title="Haida people"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Haida people</span></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #660000;">.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haida_Gwaii#cite_note-5"><span style="font-size: x-small;">[5]</span></a></sup></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">The islands are separated from the British Columbia mainland to the east by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecate_Strait" title="Hecate Strait"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Hecate Strait</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">. </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Island" title="Vancouver Island"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Vancouver Island</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;"> lies to the south, across </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Charlotte_Sound_(Canada)" title="Queen Charlotte Sound (Canada)"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Queen Charlotte Sound</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">, while the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">U.S. state</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;"> of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Alaska</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;"> is to the north, across the disputed </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixon_Entrance" title="Dixon Entrance"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Dixon Entrance</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Haida Gwaii consists of two main islands: </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Island" title="Graham Island"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Graham Island</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;"> in the north and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moresby_Island" title="Moresby Island"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Moresby Island</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;"> in the south, along with approximately 150 smaller islands with a total landmass of 10,180 km<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></sup> (3,931 sq mi). Other major islands include </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Island_(British_Columbia)" title="Anthony Island (British Columbia)"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Anthony</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langara_Island" title="Langara Island"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Langara</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Island" title="Louise Island"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Louise</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyell_Island" title="Lyell Island"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Lyell</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnaby_Island" title="Burnaby Island"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Burnaby</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">, and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunghit_Island" title="Kunghit Island"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Kunghit Islands</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">. A parallel name to "Queen Charlotte Islands" used by American traders, who frequented the islands in the days of the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_fur_trade" title="Marine fur trade"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">marine fur trade</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;"> and considered the islands part of the US-claimed </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Country" title="Oregon Country"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Oregon Country</span></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #660000;">, was <b>Washington's Isles</b>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_4-1"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haida_Gwaii#cite_note-autogenerated1-4"><span style="font-size: x-small;">[4]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haida_Gwaii#cite_note-6"><span style="font-size: x-small;">[6]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haida_Gwaii#cite_note-7"><span style="font-size: x-small;">[7]</span></a></sup></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Some of the islands are protected under federal legislation as </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwaii_Haanas_National_Park_Reserve_and_Haida_Heritage_Site" title="Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">, which is mostly Moresby Island (<i>Gwaii Haanas</i> in Haida) and adjoining islands and islets. Also protected, but under provincial legislation, are several provincial parks, the largest of which is </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naikoon_Provincial_Park" title="Naikoon Provincial Park"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Naikoon Provincial Park</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;"> on northeastern Graham Island. The islands are home to an abundance of wildlife, including the largest subspecies of </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Black_Bear" title="American Black Bear"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">black bear, and also the smallest subspecies</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;"> (<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursus_americanus_carlottae" title="Ursus americanus carlottae">Ursus americanus carlottae</a></i>) and the subspecies of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoat" title="Stoat"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">stoat</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;"> <i>Mustela erminea haidarum</i>. </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-tailed_deer" title="Black-tailed deer"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">Black-tailed deer</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;"> and raccoon are introduced species that have become abundant.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;">On June 3, 2010, the Haida Gwaii Reconciliation Act officially renamed the islands Haida Gwaii as part of a reconciliation protocol between British Columbia and the Haida people." Wikipedia</span><br />
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It was my first visit, but I suspect I will return. I took 2500 pictures, I will share only a few today.<br />
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We spent most of our time on Graham Island near Tlell. </blockquote>
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...and a beachcombers delight.</div>
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here are few of the rocks I collected. Some of these rocks are layered mudstone and from the side resemble licorice allsorts.</div>
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I will share some shells in future posts.</div>
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Birds and berries.</div>
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Forest creatures, an elephant? (spotted near Tow Hill)</div>
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Fresh chanterelles we collected.</div>
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Fresh thimbleberry and salmonberry scones:</div>
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I received a third place award at the Arts 2016 show for my painting Venetian White. The exhibit continues until August 27, 2016 at the <a href="http://www.surrey.ca/culture-recreation/1619.aspx">Surrey Art Gallery</a>.<br />
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Here is the last painting I completed before my trip, a varnished watercolour named "Heart of Gold":<br />
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Gillian Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16283601772483708539noreply@blogger.com0Skeena-Queen Charlotte, BC, Canada53.670524963865631 -131.9436094374999652.457600463865631 -134.52539643749995 54.883449463865631 -129.36182243749997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445904412813391897.post-62098056969828761262016-06-22T02:00:00.001-07:002016-06-23T08:57:26.317-07:00What's new at the MOA?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
What's new at the MOA - quite a lot!<br />
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If you haven't been to the Museum of Anthropology recently, now is a good time.<br />
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One of the featured exhibits is by Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun: (continues until mid October 2016)<br />
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<u>Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun: Unceded Territories</u><br />
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"Vancouver artist Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, of Coast Salish and Okanagan descent, is showcased in this provocative exhibition of works that confront the colonialist suppression of First Nations peoples and the ongoing struggle for Indigenous rights to lands, resources, and sovereignty.<br />
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Twenty years since his last major Canadian solo show, <em>Unceded Territories </em>will demonstrate the progression of Yuxweluptun’s artistry and ideas through hard-hitting, polemical, but also playful artworks that span his remarkable 30- year career, featuring a selection of brand-new works exhibited publicly for the first time." <a href="http://moa.ubc.ca/portfolio_page/lawrence-paul/">http://moa.ubc.ca/portfolio_page/lawrence-paul/</a><br />
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This is an interesting and thought provoking exhibition. Here are a few pictures I took when I visited the exhibition recently:<br />
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This is a painting about fish farmers, if you look carefully you can see the lice.</div>
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The shows opening attracted a record crowd:</div>
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Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, graduated from the Emily Carr School of Art and Design in 1983 with an honours degree in painting. Yuxweluptun's strategy is to document and promote change in contemporary Indigenous history in large-scale paintings (from 54.2 x 34.7cm to 233.7 x 200.7cm), using Coast Salish cosmology, Northwest Coast formal design elements, and the Western landscape tradition. His painted works explore political, environmental, and cultural issues. His personal and socio-political experiences enhance this practice of documentation. Yuxweluptun's work has been included in numerous international group and solo exhibitions, such as INDIGENA: Contemporary Native Perspectives in 1992. He was the recipient of the Vancouver Institute for the Visual Arts (VIVA) award in 1998. <a href="http://lawrencepaulyuxweluptun.com/">http://lawrencepaulyuxweluptun.com/</a><br />
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What's new at the MOA - quite a lot!<br />
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If you haven't been to the Museum of Anthropology recently, now is a good time.<br />
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One of the featured exhibits is by Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun: (continues until mid October 2016)<br />
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<u>Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun: Unceded Territories</u><br />
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"Vancouver artist Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, of Coast Salish and Okanagan descent, is showcased in this provocative exhibition of works that confront the colonialist suppression of First Nations peoples and the ongoing struggle for Indigenous rights to lands, resources, and sovereignty.<br />
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Twenty years since his last major Canadian solo show, <em>Unceded Territories </em>will demonstrate the progression of Yuxweluptun’s artistry and ideas through hard-hitting, polemical, but also playful artworks that span his remarkable 30- year career, featuring a selection of brand-new works exhibited publicly for the first time." <a href="http://moa.ubc.ca/portfolio_page/lawrence-paul/">http://moa.ubc.ca/portfolio_page/lawrence-paul/</a><br />
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This is an interesting and thought provoking exhibition. Here are a few pictures I took when I visited the exhibition recently:<br />
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This is a painting about fish farmers, if you look carefully you can see the lice.</div>
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The shows opening attracted a record crowd:</div>
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"Red Man watching White Man trying to fix a hole in the sky"</div>
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Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, graduated from the Emily Carr School of Art and Design in 1983 with an honours degree in painting. Yuxweluptun's strategy is to document and promote change in contemporary Indigenous history in large-scale paintings (from 54.2 x 34.7cm to 233.7 x 200.7cm), using Coast Salish cosmology, Northwest Coast formal design elements, and the Western landscape tradition. His painted works explore political, environmental, and cultural issues. His personal and socio-political experiences enhance this practice of documentation. Yuxweluptun's work has been included in numerous international group and solo exhibitions, such as INDIGENA: Contemporary Native Perspectives in 1992. He was the recipient of the Vancouver Institute for the Visual Arts (VIVA) award in 1998. <a href="http://lawrencepaulyuxweluptun.com/">http://lawrencepaulyuxweluptun.com/</a><br />
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Gillian Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16283601772483708539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445904412813391897.post-25074631228870958752016-06-01T02:00:00.000-07:002016-06-01T02:00:19.250-07:00Come along on a Riverboat?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I recently visited Whitehorse and learned the story of the steam powered sternwheelers. The SS Klondike II is now high and dry on the banks of the Yukon River and is a National Historic site. <br />
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The British Yukon Navigation company owned two steam powered sternwheelers. The Klondike I was launched in 1921 and was in service until it ran aground in 1936. The Klondike II was launched in 1937 and was in service until 1955, it is now a museum ship.<br />
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<strong>Klondike II Sternwheeler:</strong><br />
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Length: 64 m (210 ft)<br />
Beam: 12.5 (41 feet)<br />
Draught: .6 m (24 in) light and 1 m (39 in) loaded<br />
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Power: 2 compound jet condenser steam engines 525 hp<br />
Propulsion: Stern paddle wheeler<br />
capacity: 270 tonnes<br />
Crew: 23<br />
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<b>"SS <i>Klondike</i></b> was the name of two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddle_steamer" title="Paddle steamer">sternwheelers</a>, the second now a national historic site located in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehorse,_Yukon" title="Whitehorse, Yukon">Whitehorse, Yukon</a>, Canada. Both ran freight between Whitehorse and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawson_City" title="Dawson City">Dawson City</a> along the Yukon River from 1921-1936 and 1937-1950, respectively.<br />
<i>Klondike I</i> was built in 1921 and had the distinction of having 50% more capacity than a regular sternwheeler, while still having the shallow <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft_(hull)" title="Draft (hull)">draft</a> and meeting the size requirements in order to travel down the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukon_River" title="Yukon River">Yukon River</a>. <i>Klondike I</i> had a cargo capacity of 270 <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_tonnes" title="Metric tonnes">metric tonnes</a> without having to push a barge.<br />
<i>Klondike I</i> ran aground in June 1936 in 'The Thirty Mile' section of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukon_River" title="Yukon River">Yukon River</a> (at <span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><span style="position: relative; white-space: nowrap;"></span></span><br />
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<i>Klondike II</i> carried freight until 1950. Due to the construction of a highway connecting Dawson City and Whitehorse, many sternwheelers were decommissioned. In an attempt to save <i>Klondike II</i>, she was converted into a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_ship" title="Cruise ship">cruise ship</a>. The venture shut down in 1955 due to lack of interest, and <i>Klondike II</i> was <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_(nautical)" title="Beach (nautical)">beached</a> in the Whitehorse shipyards.<br />
The ship was donated to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parks_Canada" title="Parks Canada">Parks Canada</a> and was gradually restored until 1966, when city authorities agreed to move the ship to its present location, then part of a squatter's residence. The task required three bulldozers, eight tons of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colgate-Palmolive" title="Colgate-Palmolive">Palmolive</a> soap, a crew of twelve men, and three weeks to complete. Greased log rollers eased the process.<br />
On 24 June 1967, <i>Klondike II</i> was designated a <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Historic_Site_of_Canada" title="National Historic Site of Canada">National Historic Site of Canada</a>,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Klondike#cite_note-1"><span style="font-size: x-small;">[1]</span></a></sup> and she is now open during the summer as a tourist attraction." Wikipedia<br />
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So let's start our tour. The Sternwheelers travelled on the Yukon River between Whitehorse and Dawson City when the river was free of ice. The ships ran up and down the river carrying freight and passengers. At the end of the season the ships were brought up on the banks of the river to keep them safe for the winter.</div>
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Notice the twin rudders:</div>
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The steam power system was a contained system, reusing the same water. If the river water had been used the system would have silted up and stopped working in a short time.</div>
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Along the river bank were piles of lumber and the ships stopped to stock up several times during the 36 hour journey to Dawson City.</div>
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The bridge on the ship was built far enough forward on the ship to give the captain a good view of the river which had some very treacherous stretches. The silt in the river was constantly shifting and the crew had to be alert for sandbars to prevent running aground.</div>
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The bridge of the ship communicated with the engine room with the this device:</div>
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The hold was full of wood, equipment and provisions.</div>
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I was fascinated with the old cartons: canned fruit, shredded wheat and milk, what more could anyone want?</div>
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The Klondike also carried some passengers, here is a look at the first class area:</div>
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...and a warning:</div>
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The trip from Whitehorse from Dawson City took 36 hours, during which the crew got very little rest so they took time in Dawson City to recuperate before the journey back. </div>
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<strong><u>So what has been happening in my studio this week?</u></strong> </div>
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Well I did not finish the painting I gave you a peek of last week, but I did finish this:</div>
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I call this "Showing a bit of Mussel". It is an ink and watercolour work that I have mounted on a cradle board (like a wooden box with open back) and then varnished; I still have to paint the edges of the box (1 inch deep) in dark blue acrylic paint. </div>
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Another first for me and again I learned a few valuable lessons from the experience.</div>
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I have two paintings in the juried show "Oil and Water" at Studio 1710 ( the home of the South Delta Artists Guild).</div>
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The show runs from June 2 to June 25 and the opening reception is on Thursday June 2 starting at 6:30 pm.</div>
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<a href="http://southdeltaartistsguild.com/contact_and_location">Here is a link to Studio 1710</a></div>
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<strong><u>Amazing sculpture with paper:</u></strong></div>
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Paper art sculpture by Calvin Nicholls:</div>
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Thanks for the feedback, I thrive on it.</div>
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I don't often see black flowers but these deep purple iris buds appear almost black. I saw them while out walking one evening and was so taken with them that I returned with my camera the next day. <br />
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In our neighbourhood there are gardens in the middle of traffic circles and in traffic calming bulges; I don't know who takes care of them, but I for one enjoy the beautiful displays and send my thanks.<br />
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The dark buds burst into deep purple blooms:</div>
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White flowers aren't rare but I will share a few favorites from my garden.</div>
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Peonies with little slashes of red:</div>
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White roses:</div>
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I am happy to say I am almost finished my triptych, I just have the varnishing and framing to complete. It has been a big project and one which I intend to include in a solo show in September, more about that later. I had to use my wide angle lens to get a picture, so without further ado here it is:<br />
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The goslings are here, and they are so cute I decided to start with them today. There are only two so far this year.<br />
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Cute as can be, and below it did a couple of stretches, straightening up in between. <br />
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So how is my triptych progressing? Well here is part two almost finished and part three is well on its way, I hope to be able to share that next week.<br />
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Something new for me, in fact two firsts. My current painting is the biggest I have every done (18" X 24") and it is a triptych, so there are three parts.<br />
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Triptych literally means three fold; three panels that were attached together and could be folded shut, often the centre panel was larger than the other two, the three paintings sharing a common theme. I think it was first used in early Christian art for alter paintings.<br />
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My painting(s) are equal sizes and will not hinge.<br />
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This is the centre of the three paintings; it is a painting of a statue seen and photographed in northern Italy a few years ago. It is not finished yet because I can't do the background colour matching and finish the ivy until I have all three paintings almost done. I have more work to do, I hope to show you more next week.<br />
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For these paintings I have stretched watercolour paper over canvas stretcher bars, each painting uses a full sheet of watercolour paper (22" X 30"); I watched several YouTube videos before I made my first attempt. The end product will be lightweight and I hope vibrant.</div>
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My camera lens found some beautiful flowers this week. First is an image of only one corner of my clematis, which is really putting on a show this year: beautiful and fragrant too.</div>
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There is a honeysuckle blooming at the same time popping up between the clematis blooms.</div>
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Next to some pink beauties, first lupines and then poppies.</div>
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There are lots of purple lupines in my neighbourhood but few pink ones.</div>
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I think this is only the second time I have seen pink poppies, and this time I had my camera with me too! Such delicate petals, slightly crushed by recent windy days, they almost look as if crafted from crepe paper. I took quite a few pictures, here is just a small selection:</div>
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And a splendid pair of tulips to end with:</div>
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Here are videos I found for your enjoyment, both are David Attenborough focused:</div>
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Well that is it for this week, happy Wednesday, with whimsy,<br />
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<span data-dobid="hdw">The English language has a lot of words for an assortment of things. Todays post is a potpourri of pictures and thoughts.</span></div>
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<span data-dobid="hdw">First here is my latest painting:</span></div>
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<span data-dobid="hdw">It is a watercolour of a Sunflower Bouquet, which I have named, you guessed it "Sunflower Bouquet". </span></div>
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<span data-dobid="hdw">Sunflowers are amazing plants, when I watch them grow from day to day I am reminded of the Jack in the bean stalk story. Here is a video showing the growth in time lapse photography:</span></div>
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a miscellaneous collection of things or people.</div>
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In my "gatherum" today I start with pictures of a Bush Tit nest. This is the first time I have ever photographed one of their nests, though I have seen many pictures I have never managed to spot one myself. A very kind gentleman pointed one out to me recently and told me where other nests were located. First here is the one he showed me:<br />
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Bushtits weave a very unusual hanging nest, shaped like a sock, from moss, spider webs, and grasses. </div>
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A pair of Buffleheads, I believe:</div>
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... and a farrago of perennials and weeds:</div>
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A mystery plant:</div>
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This time of year is all about flowers. My painting "Pretty in Pink" is the Cover Award winner of the "Just Flowers" show on now, until April 30, at the <a href="http://www.surrey.ca/culture-recreation/16692.aspx">Newton Cultural Centre</a>. It is on the cover of the April "<a href="https://issuu.com/acsspotlight/docs/spotlight_0416">Spotlight on the Arts</a>" magazine published by the Arts Council of Surrey.<br />
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Here I am with my painting at the opening reception:<br />
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"Flower Power" is the name I gave my newest watercolour:<br />
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"Flower Power", 14" X 11"</div>
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Remember that time? Tie-dye, bright colours, flowers adorned not only clothing but also vehicles. A favorite vehicle being a VW van like the one I have used in my painting. I didn't have a photograph of one so made this one up. Hope it reminds you of that time.</div>
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<strong>"Flower power</strong> was a slogan used during the late 1960s and early 1970s as a symbol of passive resistance and non-violence ideology. It is rooted in the opposition movement to the Vietnam War. The expression was coined by the American <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_poet" title="Beat poet">beat poet</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Ginsberg" title="Allen Ginsberg">Allen Ginsberg</a> in 1965 as a means to transform war protests into peaceful affirmative spectacles. Hippies embraced the symbolism by dressing in clothing with embroidered flowers and vibrant colors, wearing flowers in their hair, and distributing flowers to the public, becoming known as flower children." Wikipedia</div>
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The tie-dye sky effect was created by dropping colour onto wet paper, swirling and then when the paper is still "shiny wet" sprinkling it with sea salt (large granules) and leaving it to dry completely.</div>
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The salt creates snowflake like patterns as in the Christmas image above. How? Well as the salt absorbs the moisture in the paint it pulls the colours into abstract patterns. It really works well for a snow effect but it also is good to create texture in a landscape (using a finer grain salt). </div>
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This painting almost completes my <a href="http://www.gillianolsonart.com/art-shows.html">"Out in the Field"</a> show at Image West Hair Design (2885 West Broadway).</div>
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Here is my latest painting, another butterfly! It is a Western Swallowtail butterfly (Tiger Swallowtail) that I saw and photographed on <a href="http://www.hellobc.com/saturna-island.aspx">Saturna Island</a> early last summer. It is a watercolour on CP (cold pressed) Arches watercolour paper.</div>
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<strong>``Magic in the Air``,</strong> 12`` X 16``</div>
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I have had a week full of equipment problems. Less than a month ago my computer had a life threatening illness, but recovered. This week my long serving and faithful printer bit the dust! </div>
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So sad, but I am so dependent on a printer that I replaced it with the new version.</div>
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Why can't a printer just print when you ask it; why does it have to have arguments with my other software, why can't it just print the way the old one did? </div>
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So to get back to Swallowtail Butterflies, here are a few more pictures I took last summer:</div>
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Here are some butterfly facts brought to you by: <a href="http://www.onekind.org/education/animals_a_z/butterfly/">http://www.onekind.org/education/animals_a_z/butterfly/</a></div>
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``The word butterfly was first used to describe a butter coloured insect- the brimstone butterfly. ‘Butterfly’ eventually came to include all the species and the brimstone acquired its present name which relates to the colour of sulphur.``</div>
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``A butterfly has a small body, made of three parts – the head, thorax and abdomen. Butterflies have two large eyes, which are made of many, many small parts. These are called ‘compound eyes’. ``</div>
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``Butterflies can only feed or fly when their bodies are warmed to at least 30° C, and they have to gain this from the sunshine using their wings. Butterflies are often seen basking with their wings open wide, as they gain heat. They adjust the area exposed to the sun by overlapping their wings or angling them towards the sunshine. The veins located in the wings then carry the heat to the body. Colour helps the butterfly with their temperature control. Dark colours absorb more heat, than light colours. Some butterflies such as the Blues have a shiny underside to their wing, which can help them reflect heat.``</div>
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I thought I would celebrate the first week of Spring by painting something bright and colourful; a delicate Monarch Butterfly came to mind, so here is my "Monarch of the Garden":<br />
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"Butterflies actually get their colors from two different sources: <b>ordinary</b> (or <b>pigmented)</b> <b>color</b> and structural color. The ordinary color comes from normal chemical pigments that absorb certain wavelengths of light and reflect others. For example, the pigment chlorophyll colors plants green. The chlorophyll soaks up the blue and red colors of the spectrum, but not the green, which you see when it bounces back to your eye. Most butterflies get their different shades of brown and yellow from melanin, the same pigment that makes you tan in summer and gives some people freckles.<br />
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The <b>structural color</b> of butterflies is where things get interesting. This type of color stems from the specific structure of the butterflies' wings and explains why some of a butterfly's colors seem to shift and appear so intense. This quality of changing colors as you, the observer, moves is known as <b>iridescence</b>, and it occurs more in nature than you might think. Mother of pearl seashells, fish and peacocks are just a few examples of animals with this quality, but it is most pronounced in the butterfly family. It happens when <a href="http://science.howstuffworks.com/light.htm">light</a> passes through a transparent, multilayered surface and is reflected more than once. The multiple reflections compound one another and intensify colors."<br />
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I have twice visited butterfly "farms", protective enclosures with the food, temperature and humidity controlled so the butterflies can thrive. Butterflies become more active in hot and humid conditions. Great for the butterflies but hard on the photographer and camera! </div>
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The first "butterfly farm" was in Costa Rica, and on that visit a butterfly perched on my shoulder for most of my visit. Butterflies gladden the spirit and brighten the eye, here are some pictures and quotes about butterflies:</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">"May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun<br /> And find your shoulder to light on,<br /> To bring you luck, happiness and riches<br /> Today, tomorrow and beyond."<br />~Irish blessing</span></div>
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My second visit to "Butterfly Farm" was in Arizona:</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">"Love is like a butterfly: It goes where it pleases and it pleases wherever it goes."</span></div>
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<strong>You’re My Butterfly</strong></div>
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"Your are the most beautiful thing<br />
I’ve ever seen<br />
You shine just like sunlight rays<br />
On a winter snow<br />
I just had to tell you so</div>
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Your eyes sparkle as the stars<br />
Like the moon they glow<br />
Your smile could light the world on fire<br />
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Your minds full of everything<br />
That I want to know<br />
I just had to let you know<br />
I just had to tell you so<br />
Your’re my butterfly<br />
Fly high<br />
Fly fly fly"</div>
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I am very pleased to say that my painting "Pretty in Pink" has been accepted into the "Just Flowers" juried show at the Newton Cultural Centre in April. </div>
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Also they have awarded me the Spotlight Cover Award for the exhibition, my painting will be featured on the cover of the April issue of Arts Council of Surrey's Spotlight on the Arts Magazine.</div>
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Gillian Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16283601772483708539noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445904412813391897.post-57419386735395688912016-03-16T02:00:00.000-07:002016-03-16T02:00:27.540-07:00Skookumchuck?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So what does Skookumchuck mean? <br />
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A Chinook term, Skookum means "strong" and "chuck" refers to water, so combined the term literally means strong or powerful water. It the case of Skookumchuck Narrows it refers to tidal rapids.<br />
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To view the rapids you need to walk a 4 km trail from the parking lot. <br />
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Near the parking lot is an old truck and a newer sign. Here is my painting of the old truck which I have named <strong>"Skookumchuck Truck</strong>":<br />
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It is an 11" X 14" watercolour on Arches CP watercolour paper.</div>
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It was a few years ago that we travelled to the park and I photographed this old truck and promised myself I would paint it one day and figure out what the sign meant. The sign the "Green Rosette Bake Shop" apparently points to a bakeshop nearby that has a reputation for making very fine cinnamon buns; it must have been closed when we were there because I love cinnamon and can track down a cinnamon bun from quite a distance!<br />
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Here are some photographs that I took and some more information on the park.<br />
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Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park:</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">"This park was established in 1957. Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park provides trails and viewing areas for visitors who wish to experience the awesome power of incredibly turbulent tidal rapids. On a 3 metre tide, 200 billion gallons of water flow through the narrows connecting Sechelt and Jervis Inlet.<br /><br />The difference in water levels between one side of the rapids and the other sometimes exceeds 2 metres in height. Current speeds can exceed 30km/hr. The rapids are famous for their spectacular whirlpools and whitewater.<br /><br />There are opportunities to view tidal rapids, waterfowl and abundant marine life at various tidal levels. Brown Lake provides further waterfowl viewing opportunities.<br /><br />Consult with the tide tables for this area to get a schedule of the best viewing times of the rapids."</span><br />
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First of all, I am always lagging behind because I am looking for photo opportunities, so I often see the rapidly disappearing form of my husband in the distance ahead of me, why should this trip be any different.<br />
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Several "tree monsters"</div>
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<strong>I now have an <span style="color: red;">all art</span> Facebook page, if you would like updates on what I am up to in the studio you</strong> <strong>can friend me at:</strong></div>
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I have been "in the pink" all week, often covered in several different shades of pink. <br />
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No, I haven't been painting the house, just a painting, but sometimes I just can't help myself! <br />
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Quinacridone red, permanent alizarin crimson, rose madder and quinacridone magenta are beautiful transparent (pink to purple) watercolours on paper but also make a statement when smudged on hands, chin and forearms!<br />
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So here is the "Pretty in Pink" hot off the easel:</div>
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It is a painting of <strong>Bougainvillea</strong> against a wall, basking in the Italian sunshine. I took this picture a few years ago and have finally painted it! I think the pink parts are actually leaves not flowers, that surround the small white flowers.</div>
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(14" X 20" on Arches CP watercolour paper)</div>
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So am I "in the pink"? Yes, I think so, but </div>
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that has me wondering where the expression comes from and even what it means.</div>
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<span style="color: red;">"The general usage of this phrase has altered somewhat since it first entered the language. We now usually see it with the specific meaning of 'the pink of condition', that is, in the best possible health. It is tempting but, as it turns out, misguided, to assume an association between 'the pink of condition' and the healthily glowing pink cheeks of new-born babies or energetic sportsmen/sportswomen and the like. </span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">The earliest citations of 'in the pink' are from the 16th century and, at that time, the meaning was 'the very pinnacle of something', but not necessarily limited to health. The earliest example that I can find of pink being used with that meaning is from 1597 Shakespeare's <i>Romeo & Juliet</i>, 1597:</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Mercurio: Why, I am the very pinke of curtesie.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">The earliest citation I've found for 'in the pink' is from Leigh's <i>Kensington Gardens</i>, 1720:</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">"'Tis the Pink of the Mode, to marry at first Sight: - And some, indeed, marry without any Sight at all."</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Why pink has been chosen to epitomise the pinnacle of quality is more likely to do with the Dianthus flower, many varieties of which are called Pinks. It is known that society in the reign of Elizabeth I admired the flowers, hence the first uses of pink with the 'excellent' meaning in that period. </span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">What is interesting to speculate on is why the flowers were called Pinks. You may think that a silly question, as Dianthuses are almost always pink. There are two quite believable theories. One suggests, that it is the flowers that gave their name to the colour, rather than vice-versa, and that the name derives from the Dutch 'pinck-ooghen' - 'little eye' (literally - to blink). The second theory is based on the earlier verb form of pink, which means to cut or to pierce - in a style that would now be done using pinking shears. Dianthuses are said to be called Pinks because their edges are pinked. Take your choice</span>.<span style="color: red;">" (</span><a href="http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/in-the-pink.html"><span style="color: red;">http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/in-the-pink.html</span></a><span style="color: red;">)</span></div>
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It is almost spring time and there is pink popping up all around, here is a sampling:</div>
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Tulips (above) and Camillia (below)</div>
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Pair of House Finches (above) and a bit of pink in the forest path (below)</div>
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Positively perplexing pink reflections:</div>
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.... and my favorite the pale pink of a back lit rabbits ear</div>
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the early cherry blossoms are out, hooray!</div>
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That is it for "pink" today but I have some more art news for you. A couple of weeks ago I posted this painting, which I had named "A Rest in the Shade", a not very exciting name I admit. There was a suggestion that I get rust in the title so it in now named "Rusting in the Shade", thankyou L, much better title.<br />
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This is also 14" X 20" watercolour on Arches CP paper. It is a deux chevaux that I photographed in France last fall.</div>
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"The <b>Citroën 2CV</b> (French: <span lang="fr" xml:lang="fr"><i>"deux chevaux" i.e. "deux chevaux-vapeur"</i></span> (lit. "two steam horses", "two tax horsepower") is a front-engine, front-wheel-drive, air-cooled economy car introduced at the 1948 Paris <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Auto_Show" title="Paris Auto Show">Mondial de l'Automobile</a> and manufactured by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn" title="Citroën">Citroën</a> for model years 1948–1990."</div>
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Do you have any pictures of old vehicles that deserve to be painted? If so contact me at <a href="mailto:info@pswhimsy.com">info@pswhimsy.com</a><br />
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Here is a wonderful video someone shared with me this week, I am passing it on to you.</div>
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Amazing video of Khalil Daweish Abu Adam:</div>
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I decided to start with my painting this week. This is a watercolour painting of Angel's Trumpet Flowers. I decided to use complimentary colours for the background,</div>
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"Angel's Trumpets"</div>
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Angel's Trumpet also called a Brugmansia (pictured below) it is "a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus" title="Genus">genus</a> of seven species of flowering plants in the family <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanaceae" title="Solanaceae">Solanaceae</a>.</div>
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Their large, fragrant flowers give them their common name of <b>angel's trumpets</b>, a name sometimes used for the closely related genus <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datura" title="Datura">Datura</a></i>. <i>Brugmansia</i> are woody trees or shrubs, with pendulous, not erect, flowers, that have no spines on their fruit." Wikipedia</div>
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Bougainvelia are abundant in Hawaii:</div>
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"Plumeria is the most common flower that you'll find in Hawaii since it is used in most leis that are given to visitors. It is, however, not native to Hawaii. It is native to tropical and subtropical America. It was named for the 17th century French botanist Charles Plumier who documented numerous plants in the Americas."</div>
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Well it is almost spring and I have had a busy week tidying and organizing my paintings. I either need to stop painting or...</div>
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I am sending a little sunshine your way this week.<br />
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Here are some pictures of a bouquet of daffodils my husband bought for me from the weekend farmers market. First of the season and so bright and cheerful I thought I would share them with you.</div>
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It is still about a month to the equinox and it has been dark and rainy recently, too little daylight, too little sun!</div>
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"<strong><em>Narcissus</em></strong> is a genus of predominantly spring perennial plants in the Amaryllidaceae (amaryllis) family. Various common names including <b>daffodil</b>, <b>daffadowndilly</b>, <b>narcissus</b>, and <b>jonquil</b> are used to describe all or some members of the genus." Wikipedia</div>
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He fell in love with his own reflection in a pool, and pinning away and was changed into the flower that bears his name.<br />
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Yellow is one of the primary colours and can symbolise joy and delight as well as the sun and summer. </div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">1. Lovin' Spoonful - "Daydream" (1966) (link below)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">5. <a href="http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=youtube+keep+your+head+up&&view=detail&mid=4E16F70CF73925B9E4934E16F70CF73925B9E493&FORM=VRDGAR"> Andy Grammer - "Keep Your Head Up" (2011)</a> </span></div>
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Here is the second, "A Rest in the Shade", it is a painting of an old car I photographed when I was in France last fall. It is a watercolour too.</div>
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I think it is a very old Citroen but I am not sure, does anyone recognise it?</div>
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Here is another post about my recent trip to Hawaii.<br />
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Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles, also known as Honu, symbolize good luck and long life; they are revered as fine navigators who can always find their way home. <br />
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Some legends credit turtles with leading the first Polynesians to the Hawaiian Islands.<br />
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In ancient Hawaii, turtles had sacred status and only members of the Royal family were allowed to eat them.</div>
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The Green Sea Turtle is considered a guardian spirit that can change its shape at will. The Hawaiian God of the sea, Kanaloa, often assumed the shape of a sea turtle.</div>
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Not everyone however respects this distance, there were many taking "selfies" with the turtles. </div>
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Turtles are ancient creatures, inhabiting the earth since the time of the dinosaurs.</div>
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Sea turtles cannot retract their heads and limbs into their shells and the Green Sea Turtle is named for the colour of its skin not its shell; their colour ranges from yellow to olive green to brown and almost black.</div>
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This one is not nesting just prefers to bury itself in the warm (hot to my feet) sand.</div>
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The Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle breeds and nests almost exclusively at the French Frigate Shoals, an atoll located in the northwestern part of the Hawaiian Island Archipelago, inside a National Wildlife Refuge.</div>
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Mahalo, I hope you have enjoyed todays journey.</div>
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Here is another ink and watercolour sketch I did while I was in Hawaii:</div>
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Or maybe I should say come along for a swim.<br />
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Seahorses to me are magical creatures so on a recent visit to Hawaii I was thrilled for an opportunity to see them up close at the Ocean Rider Seahorse Farm.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Ocean Riders Vision Statement:</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">"To inspire ocean awareness by saving the endangered seahorses from extinction through education and propagation."</span></div>
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"The seahorse has and extraordinary biology with the head of a horse, tail of a monkey, a kangaroo like pouch and a true male pregnancy. The seahorse was once found in all colours and sizes, in coral reefs and sea grass beds all over the world. Today, overfishing from pet and medicine trade, habitat destruction and pollution, has put the seahorse on the edge of extinction." <a href="http://www.seahorse.com/">www.seahorse.com</a><br />
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There is a very interesting guided tour at the Ocean Rider Seahorse Farm; here are a few pictures I took and recollections from my visit.</div>
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The seahorse farm raises about two dozen species of seahorses. In the wild the survival rate for baby seahorses is 1 in a 1000; at the farm there is about a 50 percent survival rate.</div>
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Seahorses mate for life and love to cling to each other and anything else in their environment.</div>
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They move around with their tiny dorsal fin, but don't move very fast, they can easily be swept away by currents so they cling for safety.</div>
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They eat tiny shrimp, they don't chew them, instead they suck them into their mouth as through a straw.</div>
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The top seahorse in the next picture has a prominent pouch, this is a pregnant male seahorse. The female seahorse lays eggs in the pouch and the male fertilizes them, as the babies mature inside the pouch it swells and after about a month in the pouch the babies are squirted out in small batches. The babies are no bigger that the end of my finger, and in nature the babies are left to fend for themselves.</div>
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My favorite part of the tour was at the end when we were allowed to "hold" a seahorse, or more precisely the seahorse held onto us. </div>
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The seahorse farm also has a pair of Sea Dragons (from GB Reef in Australia). </div>
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Since we were not allowed to photograph them here are some images I got off the web:</div>
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These are Weedy Sea Dragons</div>
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Here is a ink and watercolour sketch I did while I was in Hawaii:</div>
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happy Wednesday, with whimsy,</div>
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Gillian Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16283601772483708539noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445904412813391897.post-23522598870142861252015-11-18T02:00:00.000-08:002015-11-18T02:00:00.494-08:00Travelling Whimsy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I was travelling in France this fall and what to share some highlights of the trip. First though I am shocked and horrified by the recent attacks in Paris.<br />
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Early in our trip we visited the town of<a href="http://about-france.com/cities/albi-guide.htm"> Albi</a> in France.<br />
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Albi, capital of the Tarn, is arguably the most interesting small city in the Midi-Pyrenees region, and we had a memorable visit.<br />
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The medieval St. Cecilia's cathedral is remarkable and unique monument, being both fortified and built of brick. It is the largest brick church in the world.<br />
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"Built between 1282 and 1480, the current cathedral was built as a defiant assertion of papal power in a region which had only recently been brought back under the power of Rome following the period of the <a href="http://about-france.com/tourism/cathar-country.htm"><strong>Cathar</strong></a> heresy. The Albigensian crusade was the only crusade directed not against infidels, but against dissenting Christians." <a href="http://about-france.com/cities/albi-guide.htm#attractions">http://about-france.com/cities/albi-guide.htm#attractions</a><br />
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A closer look at the bricks and a look at a couple of the "gargoyle like" statues on its exterior.<br />
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Next to the Cathedral is the Bishop's Palace which houses the Toulouse-Lautrec museum.</div>
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"Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1864-1901, was the great post-impressionist iconographer of Parisian life in the late nineteenth century; he was a native of Albi, and the museum hosts the largest collection of his work."</div>
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<strong>"Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa</strong> (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901), also known as <b>Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec</b> (<small>French: </small><span class="IPA" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_French" title="Help:IPA for French">[ɑ̃ʁi də tuluz lotʁɛk]</a></span>) was a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_people" title="French people">French</a> painter, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printmaking" title="Printmaking">printmaker</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drawing" title="Drawing">draughtsman</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illustrator" title="Illustrator">illustrator</a> whose immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of Paris in the late 19th century yielded a collection of exciting, elegant and provocative images of the modern and sometimes decadent life of those times." Wikipedia</div>
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One of his paintings: "Salon at the Rue Molins"</div>
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One of his posters: Jane Avril</div>
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A view of the Bishop's gardens, also from this viewpoint you can see the Tarn river and the medieval bridge.</div>
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Here is a closer look at the medieval bridge in Abli, which crosses the Tarn River; it is a thousand years old and is still in service today.<br />
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We walked across the bridge and looked down on a sandbar in the river:</div>
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The pigeons gathered and were bathing in the river. Then we noticed this fish swimming close by:</div>
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The scene now had my full attention and as I watched several of the large fish swam close to the sandbar and the pigeons seemed to ignore them, and then one of the fish came partway out of the water and this time grabbed a pigeon. The other pigeons scattered. I did not get a picture or a video but here is one from You Tube:</div>
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Here is a picture of the medieval bridge and the sandbar from the other side of the bridge.</div>
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We came across one more unusual site, we saw Hummingbird Moths on some late summer flowers.</div>
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Here is a painting I have recently finished, another watercolour, it is called "Lone Arbutus".</div>
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For more details on this painting follow this<a href="http://www.gillianolsonart.com/landscapes.html"> link</a>.<br />
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I know I have been gone for a long time, please forgive me I have not been feeling inspired. I keep missing Wednesdays so I am sending along a little Weekend Whimsy today.<br />
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This time of year it can be pretty dark so I find myself seeking sunshine, on a good day I sit and soak up all the rays I can, usually through the window. We are approaching the "shortest day" or day with the least amount of daylight hours in the northern hemisphere and thinking about that I was reminded of a song I used to sing at Brownies and Girl Guides many years ago: "This little light of mine".<br />
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Here are some pictures capturing some treasured sunny days and the lyrics of the song:<br />
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This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.<br />
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.<br />
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.<br />
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.</div>
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I'm gonna take this light around the world and I'm gonna<br />
let it shine.<br />
I'm gonna take this light around the world and I'm gonna<br />
let it shine.<br />
I'm gonna take this light around the world and I'm gonna<br />
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let it shine.<br />
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.</div>
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This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.<br />
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.<br />
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.<br />
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.</div>
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I won't let anyone blow it out, I'm gonna let it shine.<br />
I won't let anyone blow it out, I'm gonna let it shine.<br />
I won't let anyone blow it out, I'm gonna let it shine.<br />
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.</div>
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This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.<br />
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.<br />
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.<br />
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.<br />
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Every day, every day, I'm going to let my little light<br />
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Songwriters: SCOTT, STEPHEN H. / DP,</div>
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Talk about light, this little Anna's hummingbird was taking a break</div>
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I have been doing some painting. First, inspired by pictures taken in the summer here is a painting of an Arbutus Tree. I call it "Arbutus Sentinel", it is a watercolour:</div>
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Well this time of year life is at the beach, and it is wonderful! Vancouver is blessed with beautiful beaches, here is just a small sampling.<br />
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First Jericho Beach with Downtown Vancouver in the background:</div>
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Jericho beach again with downtown and the North Shore in the background:</div>
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Moving west, here are some views of the shore and beach from the Jericho Sailing Centre:</div>
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...a paddle boarding class....</div>
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... a sail lesson....</div>
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This is Locarno Beach looking east towards the Jericho Sailing Centre and downtown:</div>
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Even further west this is Spanish Banks at low tide with freighters at anchor in the bay.</div>
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Spanish Banks looking across at Lighthouse Park and Point Atkinson (last blogs painting).</div>
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This is the western end of Spanish banks looking back towards Downtown Vancouver and the North Shore mountains:</div>
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Look at all that wonderful wet sand!</div>
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I don't spend as much time painting this time of year because it is so nice to be outside, but I have done these two paintings.</div>
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They are more food paintings to replace two that I had done but wasn't happy with.</div>
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The first I call "Apple Green":</div>
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