December ushered in a fresh dose of stormy weather, following November’s sharp, clear snapping cold (unusual for balmy Vancouver).
Weather shifts make dramatic skies, intense sea-lighting effects below the ever dramatic coast and mountain/skyscraper backdrop.
VANCOUVER MARITIME MUSEUM ART INVITE!
WE’LL TRY SALT MIST SEASONS PAINTING TECHNIQUES AT THE MUSEUM’S TK GALLERY:
http://vancouvermaritimemuseum.com/salt-mist-seasons
This exhibition invites visitors to embark on a self-guided south-to-north coastal sea voyage: highlighting ships, salty glimpses into local histories, and hidden anchorages.
MV Salt Mist (ex-Kagome), centerpiece of this exhibit, was among the swiftest of night vessels plying straits southbound with her cargos of contraband liquor. Explore BC’s coast from the southern Gulf Islands to Discovery Passage and North.
Marine artwork in this exhibit captures the imagined moods of coastal history, inspired by early mariners, shipbuilders and those who love the music of the waves.
June-by-the-sea: Kitsilano herons, sandy kids, kayaks & marine art: https://rosemaryhanna.wordpress.com/artists-print-orders/
Chinatown Photos, Reflections & Peeking through the wall at SunYetSen Gardens © R.Hanna art@artecodesign.ca
Not quite art-by-the sea, this beautiful watershed forms a pristine water bowl of thirst-quenching liquid for Vancouver. Overlooking Cleveland Dam and ‘The Lions’ – twin peaks above, a picnic site.
Venture deeper into the watershed with Metro Vancouver tour guides: historical remnants, ongoing fishery innovations – how DO those salmon return – and fascinating looks from “inside out” at high altitude lakes, peaks, wildlife and plant communities.
Sunday afternoon ‘Hot Rum’ yacht racers on English Bay facing drifting condition in mid-December.
All they need is an audience!
….while shoppers shop near Vancouver’s waterfront…never far from saltchuck, the city’s core is on a (dozen blocks deep) slim peninsula.
Art & photos copyright © R.Hanna art@artecodesign.ca
Deerleap – luxury heritage and beauty afloat!
Granville Island, a unique charmed land surrounded by water and cityscapes, hosts amazing boat-building-arts-musical-food-craft events and much more. Check out the Wooden Boat Show, and eat while you rock!
BELOW: Elderly steam powered ‘Master’ moored at ‘the island’ during summer
1938 reclaimed and lovingly rebuilt tug from Nanaimo & Ladysmith BC
