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Down in the forest
Deep in the lowlands
My heart cries out
For the hills of the north
Blue lake and rocky shore
I will return once more...


Excerpt from the song
"Land of the Silver Birch"

This is the painting that is on currently on consignment in the Friends of Killarney gift shop. It illustrates a verse from the song "Land of the Silver Birch" in my proposed book of Canadian folk songs. It was painted from a composite of two photos taken by a couple of my friends. One photo shows a cliff face from Great Mountain Lake (in the northern reaches of the park) and the second photo showed the view of Little Mountain Lake from that cliff face. This image is one of the most distinctively Killarney paintings I did for the book. The quartzite cliffs and rolling hills make the landscape unmistakable.

Media: Watercolour and gouache on illustration board

FULL VIEW PLEASE!

If you appreciate Canadian wilderness and wildlife, check out my club :iconthetruenorthclub:

Other Images from this Book:
The Huron Carol I - [link]
The Huron Carol II - [link]
The Huron Carol III - [link]
Hills of the North -
Soft is the Song - [link]

Prints of this piece are up for sale in my Etsy shop: [link]

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:iconlennan:
Vey lovely landscape!
:icontenko72:
This is a pretty landscape. I really like how the mountain in the FG turned out.

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:icongemfiend:
This is beautiful. Especially the cliff in the foreground. It is so detailed and realistic.

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I see you've come to visit me in my spaced out world.
:iconqiu-ling:
Thank you!

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"Soli Deo Gloria!"

"Beauty like this will never die."

"Death be not proud!"
:iconqiu-ling:
Thanks! It's my favourite part of the picture too.

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"Soli Deo Gloria!"

"Beauty like this will never die."

"Death be not proud!"
:iconqiu-ling:
Thanks! I hope I can go camp there next summer.

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"Soli Deo Gloria!"

"Beauty like this will never die."

"Death be not proud!"
:iconlennan:
You're welcome. =)
:iconoshouki:
That's really wonderful!! You've captured the rugged beauty of the canadian shield wonderfully!!

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