Ball's Bridge

They tell me you're an historic landmark.

They warn me things will never be the same.

Today, we'll float underneath you,

Or sit upon your shore and think;

Tonight, we might light candles and dance with you again,

Like always.

Just like you'll always be here.

Just like you've always been.

https://littlelakesroad.org

https://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=ontario/balls/

These Bridges & Fences are my exploration into the interplay of the objects we've built with the natural world that holds them.

Here, Nature is depicted by loosely-applied, textural, riotous colour. The colour is the first thing: it arrests the attention and makes us want to linger. But the texture is the other thing: it requires that a lot of work be put into painting anything of value atop it. I really had to watch my step.

• Dimensions
  48"x60"
  

• Media
  Acrylic
  

• Substrate
  Wrapped canvas
  

• Profile
  1 1/2"
  

• Year
  2023
  

• Finish
  Matte polymer varnish with UV protection
  

• Frame
  Float frame, 1/2" wide, cut from thoughtfully-culled elm, milk-painted black