Pretty excited and happy to have been selected to participate it the CSPWC 90th Annual National Open Water Show this year in Halifax at the Nova Scotia Archives.
I recently embarked on a project to paint ravens. When at Yellowstone National Park last fall there were a number of particularly friendly ravens in the parking lot at Artist’s Point. They were walking around the travel trailers looking for hand-outs and cawing their hearts out. One raven in particular was following me around and without being intrusive, I was able to get many really nice reference photos. I was literally on my knees looking him in the eye and chatting with him.
These reference photos were the foundation for a number of paintings including “Call of the Raven”, The “Sentry”, “A Look Back” and a number of smaller paintings. My intention when I stated this project was with Open Water in mind.
Invitation to the show opening is below
Hi Helen,
Congratulations for getting into this show. I will be in the Halifax area during the show time and will try to get to Nova Scotia Archives to see your piece there.
Hi Gail
Thank you – I am pretty excite to be participating in this one – close enough to home I should be abel to attend the Opening. It would be nice if you get the chance to see the show – it is a National juried show – will be lots of good watercolours there!