Evening Sail
by Jeanette French
Original - Sold
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$150
Dimensions
20.000 x 16.000 inches
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Title
Evening Sail
Artist
Jeanette French
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Evening Sail is an original oil painting of a sailboat on the Columbia River, Mt. Hood rising in the background during that magic hour before dusk. A sister painting, Sunset Sail, depicts an early time in the evening display. This view is one that is often seen from the I205 Bridge between Washington and Oregon and drivers, me included, must take care to stay on the road when such beauty is unfolding in your peripheral vision.
The setting for both of these original oil paintings, is ever beautiful Mt. Hood, with the lovely Columbia River flowing out from the Columbia River Gorge at its feet. Located just to the east of the cities of Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington, this gorgeous area is a favorite of sailors, likely since ancient times. And in ancient times, it was also the setting of great drama.
An ancient battle over a woman, so goes the Multnomah tribal legend of the origin of Wyeast, Mt. Hood. Two sons of the Great Spirit Sahale, Wyeast and his brother, Klickitat, both fell in love with the beautiful Loowit. Indecisive Loowit could not decide between the brothers. The two brothers battled for Loowit, burning forest and villages in their attempt to win her. Great Spirit became enraged with the destruction and smote all three lovers. He then raised three mountain monuments to mark where the lovers lay, Mt. Hood for Wyeast, Mt. Klickitat for Mt. Adams and Mt. St. Helens for Loowit.
Mt. Hood is located in the Cascade Range of north Oregon. It is a stratovolcano that is part of the Cascade Volcanic Arc of the Pacific Rim, also known as The Ring of Fire. The highest mountain in Oregon at 11,240 feet, Mt. Hood is also one of the most prominent in the nation given its location, towering over the Willamette Valley. Although it is considered a dormant volcano, Mt. Hood is considered potentially active and the most likely to erupt in Oregon. There is evidence of volcanic activity in the fumaroles and hot springs on the mountains flanks. Numerous earthquake swarms are common.
Mt. Hood is the home to 12 glacial snow fields. Most of these glaciers are above tree line at 6000 feet and offer year around skiing. Glaciers and snow fields cover about 80% of the mountain. In the oil painting, Mt. Hood, North face, the glaciers are evident even in late September.
Cataclysmic floods, over 700 feet in height, roared from glacial lake ice dam ruptures carving steep, dramatic rock cliffs and leaving behind the stunning Columbia River Gorge. Peak flows are estimated to have traveled at speeds of up to 8- miles per hour. These Missoula Floods, also known as the Spokane Floods and the Bretz Floods, swept across eastern Washington and down the developing Columbia River Gorge as many as 40 times at the end of the Ice Age. After each flood, the ice dams would reform, recreating the great 4200 foot deep, glacial Lake Missoula in the Montana. In the end, the series of massive floods excavated 50 cubic miles of sediment and basalt.
Today, the Columbia River Gorge, known to locals as the gorgeous gorge, is the only sea-level passageway through the Cascade Mountain Range. This creates a wind tunnel effect when atmospheric pressures differ east and west of the Cascade mountain range. This canyon is up to 4000 feet deep in places and is 80 miles in length. Gorge climates range from dry grasslands in the east to temperate forest in its west end. Native American populations have inhabited the Gorge for over 13,000 years, using river travel for trade.
The Gorge is the home of the largest river system in the Pacific Northwest. The rivers headwaters are in the Rocky Mountains of Canada, from which it flows northwest and then south all the way to the Pacific Ocean. The Columbia River supports both freshwater fish and the fish that migrate between the Pacific Ocean and the freshwater river to spawn, particularly the salmon.
Jeanette French, paintings, photographs, canvas prints framed prints, metallic prints, acrylic prints, greeting cards, gift cards, fine art.
Creating portals of light, love, joy, beauty, compassion, hope and gratitude is my lifelong passion and gift for the earth, hence the name of my art business, For the Earth. My mother painted in oils when I was young and encouraged my own drawing, painting and handcrafting in all forms. My father, the photographer, gave me my first camera at age 8. As a result of these loving influences, I am a lifelong student of both mediums. I am grateful to my wonderful Pacific NW painter teachers, Stan Capon and Edi Olson, for training my eye and technique. I hope you will enjoy this image as much as I enjoyed its creation. More gifts for the earth can be found at these website, jeanette-french.pixels.com.
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