I think this is a rare place. It almost looks like it could be a painting of a historic landscape, or painted centuries ago. It’s not, and the big Douglas-firs and red-cedars lining the shore (instead of houses) are real. It’s a ten-minute drive from my studio, just across the bridge at The Cut in Chimacum. A couple of years ago, a new, second bridge across the Killisut Channel replaced the stopped up culvert and that has now put this little piece of paradise back to what it was, salmon friendly and a most painterly-scene.
I found it interesting and challenging to paint how the tidal currents have eroded the banks, cutting off some old channels, slicing off an occasional point or two. Many artists would just look at this and paint it as if it’s an inert object – but I’ve always tried to read the story, not just the view. Maybe it’s my parent’s museum background – observe, question and verify. A very complex salt marsh (that’s the ‘grassy’ plant) that dominates this sometimes-submerged meadow.
This is an oil on canvas, 24″x 18″ and framed in a silver wooden frame as you see it. The frame is included, I’m also paying the freight if you buy it through Etsy. Outside measurements are about 29″ x 24″. It’s offered on my Etsy Gallery here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4536397124/killisut-harbor-larry-eifert
No gallery changes, so it’s discounted accordingly (as usual).
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