Here is another Alaskan found object, from the days when communication along the rail lines was by telegraph. Those copper wires were strung for miles alongside the tracks, and the glass insulator allowed the electrical current to flow smoothly. These beautiful objects, now in disuse and fallen from their posts, lay in the brush alongside remote sections of the Alaska Railroad.
Many thanks to my friend Paul for lending this specimen. They are hard to find with the wires still attached!
This painting was last Friday's demonstration piece for my appearance at Charlies' Club 25 Cafe and Gallery, in Anchorage at the corner of 4th and D Streets. I will be there every Friday through January 2nd, so I really hope you will come by to visit! I am set up and painting by 9AM, and I generally stay until the painting is done, usually around 6PM.
8" x 10" oil on linen panel
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What a cool story! And, I'm now keeping a close eye on your still life set-ups, now that the weather here has forced me to move inside a little bit more. They always feel so solid, like they couldn't be set-up any other way. :)
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