Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This Fine Art Friday, I am revealing the next province/territory I am paying tribute to in my Canadian Art Project. This is a series of 13 portraits in which I try to convey the beautiful and diverse landscape of Canada, while capturing the strength and multicultural spirit of the woman who call it home. I will be doing one for each province and territory and will feature the provincial flower and bird for each area, along with other notable landmarks/qualities. Today I will be describing my portrait for the province of British Columbia. I was inspired by a photo on Pixaby of a lovely woman with tattoos and was wondering how to incorporate her into my art series. Then I began researching and discovered that the Haida tribe of the west coast were highly tattooed people and were the first to ink in colour! Coincidence? I think not. The Haida are thought to be one of the oldest traceable peoples of the New World. I also added a cougar in my painting since Vancouver B.C. has the highest concentration of cougars in the world! The northern peoples of the west coast were also among the first to create totem poles and as you can see, the cougar is using one of them as its perch! The provincial flower of British Columbia is actually a tree! The Pacific Dogwood only grows in the southwest corner of B.C. The Steller's Jay is the provincial bird. In the background are the magnificent Rocky Mountains. Aw well, the Northern Pacific rattlesnake, which is a venomous pit viper found in B.C. is embedded in the woman's tattoo.
Today I will also show the process of painting the provincial bird of my next project. You will have to identify the bird and find out what province I will reveal next week.
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Materials:
Strathmore 400 Series Watercolour Sheet 22" X 15"
Windsor Newton watercolour paints
Artistloft watercolour brushes
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Reference photos: pixabay.com
Background music:
www.youtube audio library.com/Heavenly
This Fine Art Friday, I am revealing the next province/territory I am paying tribute to in my Canadian Art Project. This is a series of 13 portraits in which I try to convey the beautiful and diverse landscape of Canada, while capturing the strength and multicultural spirit of the woman who call it home. I will be doing one for each province and territory and will feature the provincial flower and bird for each area, along with other notable landmarks/qualities. Today I will be describing my portrait for the province of British Columbia. I was inspired by a photo on Pixaby of a lovely woman with tattoos and was wondering how to incorporate her into my art series. Then I began researching and discovered that the Haida tribe of the west coast were highly tattooed people and were the first to ink in colour! Coincidence? I think not. The Haida are thought to be one of the oldest traceable peoples of the New World. I also added a cougar in my painting since Vancouver B.C. has the highest concentration of cougars in the world! The northern peoples of the west coast were also among the first to create totem poles and as you can see, the cougar is using one of them as its perch! The provincial flower of British Columbia is actually a tree! The Pacific Dogwood only grows in the southwest corner of B.C. The Steller's Jay is the provincial bird. In the background are the magnificent Rocky Mountains. Aw well, the Northern Pacific rattlesnake, which is a venomous pit viper found in B.C. is embedded in the woman's tattoo.
Today I will also show the process of painting the provincial bird of my next project. You will have to identify the bird and find out what province I will reveal next week.
Join my Facebook Group:
facebook.com/Discovering-The-Art-of-Living-100294504880051
Materials:
Strathmore 400 Series Watercolour Sheet 22" X 15"
Windsor Newton watercolour paints
Artistloft watercolour brushes
apple.com/imovie
Reference photos: pixabay.com
Background music:
www.youtube audio library.com/Heavenly
