www.canadarides.ca
Joan Larson has launched a new website featuring her RCMP musical Ride Series of Illustrations. The pastel illustrations are amazing, and like the illustrations themselves, the new website is nearly complete.
I’ve watched people reach out to touch the horses and applaud as the men and women of the Ride paraded before them. I have seen and felt the special sense of what it is to be Canadian when I watch the Musical Ride. These horses and riders are uniquely Canadian and it was my goal and passion to produce a series of paintings that celebrate their pageantry and Canadian Heritage
~ Joan Larson
Joan Larson – Arrowsmith View
10″ x 15″ Pastels, Framed.
$960
Joan’s depiction of Mount Arrowsmith as seen from the Nanoose Bay side. It’s one of those spots that many people are familiar with, having driven by, but few people actually stop here to take in this amazing viewpoint. Arrowsmith is iconic; it dominates the landscape in the Alberni Valley, and remains a snow covered peak for most of the summer.
Beached (Brico) by Joan Larson
16″ x 22″ pastel illustration, framed.
$1980
The ship was a decommissioned cable laying vessel, it was beached near Fanny Bay, and operated as a restaurant for many years. A well photographed tourist attraction – it was broken up removed a few years ago.
This depiction of the ship brings back a lot of fond travel memories for a lot of people visiting the gallery. Stories of the Mill and the over the highway conveyor belt, the various out buildings and of course the Fanny Bay Oysters next door to the ship.
Anyone who has traveled the old highway up the inside of Vancouver Island surely remembers the Brico.
The Lone Fisher by Joan Larson
11″x16″ pastel illustration, framed
Sold (private collection)
Deep blues and gold highlights contrast in this depiction of a blue heron fishing. It’s a deep saturated piece with a lot of impact for it’s scale.
Qualicum Beach View by Joan Larson
Pastel Illustration
11″x17″ framed
$1215
A warm depiction of an area well known to the artist, Joan Larson. While she’s most known as an Equine Illustrator, Joan’s coastal scenes are gaining popularity. We’re glad to have a number of new exciting pieces in the gallery.
