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Nanoose Bay Sunset
oil pastel on paper
8" x 10"
NFS
This drawing in oil pastel is the view I see everytime I drive home from town. From the highway you look out over Nanoose Bay to Canadian Forces Base on the peninsula beyond.
In the 1970s I would sometimes see ominous looking USA nuclear submarines emerge in this bucolic bay. The Canadian government had given the USA military permission to test their nuclear submarines in our waters. During the 1970s and 80s there was a year-round protest (peace camp) set up at the rest stop across from here.
I was thinking about the peace camp and about soldiers as I worked on this drawing. On the radio they were talking about the ceremonies planned for Remembrance Day tomorrow.
My use of intense colour in this drawing is influenced by my favourite contemporary artist - Wolf Kahn.
oil pastel on paper
8" x 10"
NFS
This drawing in oil pastel is the view I see everytime I drive home from town. From the highway you look out over Nanoose Bay to Canadian Forces Base on the peninsula beyond.
In the 1970s I would sometimes see ominous looking USA nuclear submarines emerge in this bucolic bay. The Canadian government had given the USA military permission to test their nuclear submarines in our waters. During the 1970s and 80s there was a year-round protest (peace camp) set up at the rest stop across from here.
I was thinking about the peace camp and about soldiers as I worked on this drawing. On the radio they were talking about the ceremonies planned for Remembrance Day tomorrow.
My use of intense colour in this drawing is influenced by my favourite contemporary artist - Wolf Kahn.