With only two paintings left in the series of twelve that will be made into art cards and prints in the New Year, I have been struggling with what two paintings would be best.
I have finally settled on doing the International Airport terminal as one of the paintings. Although the airport is technically not in Leduc, it is certainly synonymous with the city since it is only a few minutes drive away.
Many Leduc residents work at the airport, the hotels host many airline travelers and airline personnel, the Chamber of Commerce/Economic Development/Tourism office building features a park where people can watch planes landing and taking off, and so on.
Although I can later add to the series, I wanted the initial dozen paintings to really reflect the area and I think it wouldn't be complete without a painting of the busy airport.
So, along with six rural scenes, the city scenes currently include a downtown scene in the daylight, a downtown scene at night, the skate park, and the grain elevator. The airport will make the fifth, and the sixth will likely be Telford Lake, a lake that is right in the city, although I've been known to change my mind last second.
The airport painting is fairly complex and has quite a number of vehicles in it as well, so I'm not sure how long it will be before I'm able to post the completed image, but I hope to post a progress photo in the next day or two.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
International Airport is Next in Series
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Labels: Edmonton International Airport, Leduc and area, oil painting, series, Susan Abma
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