New Benches Bridge Painting

This is the full finished version of my painting of the King George lift bridge. It separates the two halves of the village whenever a tall-ish boat needs to get through, and is a distinguishing feature of Port Stanley. During covid it underwent a major overhaul and new paint job.

I thought the bright red tree in the parkette was a nice foil for fresh turquoise of the bridge. There's a lot of rhythm of this view. The lines of the sidewalk and benches lead you into the painting... then you take a right turn over the bridge and up the tree to loop back around.

It took me a long time to figure out this view. I snapped sooo many photos of the bridge trying to find a unique way of conveying it. I wanted it to be more than just another bridge view, I wanted it to be part of the scenic joyful feel of our village.

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