LOCAL ARTIST Carol Whitlock was working on a scenic painting that I stopped to admire during my recent visit to Crescent Beach.
When she presented me with her business card I saw a familiar image on it of a man paddling over Mud Bay with his dog.
Neither of us knows the man personally but both of us have seen him out on the water. Carol took note of the unusual sight and did a painting that she hopes he will one day see.
Carol suggests he contact her about the work if he learns of it from this post.
Here is a picture I took of him last year. So used to seeing the man on a paddleboard, I would likely not recognize him if he walked down the road.
A week earlier I noticed the
White Rock And Surrey Naturalists had set up a stand (complete with stuffed animals) on the waterfront. Their goal is to
"enjoy nature and seek to protect it through education and conservation".
They were looking high ...
and low for people who want to explore the wooded, marshland and beach areas of the region and make things better for plants, birds and all wildlife. Several outings are scheduled in the weeks ahead and there is much to learn about the group and how it functions
HERE.
Sometimes nature seems like a self-perpetuating artistic expression unleashed by an unknowable creator who included a built-in audience.
Like a painting nature invites us to pore through the patterns, textures ...
colors and brush strokes that flow from the original artist of all that we see.
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Nice art by the artist and great series of shots!
ReplyDeleteThose might be two different men with dogs. The boards are different, and the dogs are different, so maybe one will buy the painting of himself and the other will commission Carol to do a painting of him. People love paintings that include their dogs.
ReplyDeleteTalk to you soon.
K
The man and dog on the paddleboard is picture-perfect. Patterns, textures, colors, … created by nature is what I’ve been after. I'm so impressed by No. 8 and 9! Nature can thrive on its own or perish but with the minimum appropriate helps at the right time by people, nature flourishes and expresses itself in the best beauty.
ReplyDeleteInteresting observation and good catch, Kay. People often do use different paddleboards over the course of months, however, and the dog in the photo looks pure black from the back and seems quite similar to the one she painted to me. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post. I enjoyed all the shots and so interesting about the artist and the man and dog.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great place to enjoy nature. Funny how we recognize people in one situation but would not know them if we saw them somewhere else. :)
ReplyDeleteLovely to catch te great artist at work on a fine day. Penelope, I think you have a bad link on
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It is very skillfully painted/ Great shots of water birds.
ReplyDeleteGreat post and I love all of your captures! A great place to enjoy nature indeed! Wonderful captures! Thanks for sharing with us!!
ReplyDeleteA great series of photos. I especially like the ones of the guy on the paddleboard with his dog - which must be very well trained to sit so still!
ReplyDeleteGreat post!! The man and his dog show an incredible bond. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great start to this post! I enjoyed comparing the artist's portrayal with yours of the man and his dog. Kay's comment intrigued me. I'm thinking the artist didn't work from a photograph (Or did she?), and while her memory may have included some small inaccuracies of detail, she definitely caught the bond between man and dog. But, you went on, as you so often do, to a depth and beauty of expression that just wowed me. These words and accompanying images really struck home: "Sometimes nature seems like a self-perpetuating artistic expression unleashed by an unknowable creator who included a built-in audience. Like a painting nature invites us to pore through the patterns, textures ... colors and brush strokes that flow from the original artist of all that we see." I've written them down so that I can hold them in my memory. Thanks, Penelope!
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful watery patterns...... wow. I hope you will tell us if the man with the dog gets in touch - wouldn't it be cool if it happened because of your blog!
ReplyDeleteWow, great reflections!
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