In my Blog entry “Two Paintings for the 50 Years of Our Flag Project” I explained the insurance policy reason for completing two paintings when only one was commissioned. I believe in service and doing ones very best. As well I wanted to please! I was labelled as an “over-achiever” in school and I never really knew (or cared) if they felt it was a good or bad thing.
The painting will also be sold through a
bidding process. No prints are planned for this painting. Contact either me or
Bob Harper (bob@50yearsofourflag.ca)
By the way, the 2013 Canada Day Weather in Brockville looks ideal with a pleasant outflow from a high parked over James Bay - enough to unfurl any flag. A weather system passing south of Brockville should bring in some high cloudiness but the associated rain will stay south of the St Lawrence River - even if I have to do my patented "rain dance"...
The sibling painting is #1301 called "50
Years of Our Flag". I needed a different title so I just went with the
main point of the entire project and focused on the anniversary of our flag. This
painting was started on December 20th, 2012 along with #1300 "Celebration
of 50 Years of Our Flag".
It is not an exact copy. Some of the
weather and shapes are different. I made some changes for personal, artistic and
compositional reasons but they are neither right or wrong – just different. The
meteorologists in the crowd will immediately notice that the turbulent
stratocumulus in the westerly flow behind the cold front has been replaced by cirrus
approaching Killarney Light! The importance of this change in cloud type will
be a 10 mark question in the accompanying exam. There is also no bunny in the towering
cumulus over the Oak Ridges Moraine! This painting is still close to
the original and approved commissioned design. I do not enjoy copying something
and after all, art and life are supposed to be fun! Creativity is seldom
achieved when one is in the act of simply replicating something - even if that
something is nature or something you love.
This second similar painting was completed
simply to support the "50 Years of Our Flag" Project. The details of
this excellent project can be found at http://www.50yearsofourflag.ca/
By the way, the 2013 Canada Day Weather in Brockville looks ideal with a pleasant outflow from a high parked over James Bay - enough to unfurl any flag. A weather system passing south of Brockville should bring in some high cloudiness but the associated rain will stay south of the St Lawrence River - even if I have to do my patented "rain dance"...
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