On Tuesday I blogged about my McBride Horse Rescue painting that had been made into a banner and hung on a lamp post on Main Street. At the time I was unable to show you the other banners that had been created by local artists. Above, you can see all five of them.
The banners where created to show off some of our local attractions and notable events. The image on the left is a reference to our valley’s hummingbirds, that spend their winters in the US South and Southwest, then in the Spring, migrate to the Robson Valley to mate and give birth to their young.
The second banner from the left, is a tribute to our alpine back country, which is popular not only to hikers, but also horse trekkers. The middle banner show a waterfalls in the Goat River drainage. I have already blogged about the McBride Horse Rescue painting that I made. Lastly, on the right is an image of one of the Valley’s old cedars, relating to the Ancient Forest Provincial Park, located an hour west of McBride.
Today is Pioneer Days in McBride which will be celebrated with a parade, food, music (our jam plays at 11:30), and outdoor events and demonstrations (square dancing at 12:45). At 4:00 at the train station the original works of art from which the banners were made will be on display as part of the 25th Anniversary of the Whistle Stop Gallery.
It is going to be a busy day for me because I will be playing with the Jam, square dancing in that demonstration, and then later being at the Whistle Stop with my painting. Poor Kona will not be having a very eventful day, being house bound for a good part of the day
Take a look at why paintings: davidmarchant2.ca
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