Before the First Wake

"Before the First Wake"" BY JOHN A. MORROW RELEASED- JUNE 3, 2006 EDITION SIZE 750 75 ARTIST'S PROOFS CANVAS 150 FRAME SIZE 16X28 PRINTED ON EPSON MATT BY HMS Fine Art Those that spend a lot of time on the river know that May and October are special. Dramatic changes occur in these months as a kind of changing of the guard by the seasons. May can start with a balmy day that would rival July or a blinding snowstorm. But regardless of the weather the river is serene and peaceful. This acrylic painting is a view of Singer Castle seen from a hill overlooking the St. Lawrence Valley on a May day. The cerulean sky dominates the palette with bursts of pastel colors from new leaves and buds and bark that shows through the thin veil of foliage. Singer Castle was built by Frederick Bourne in 1905 as an island hunting retreat. Bourne was a self made millionaire who had, by the age of 39, worked his way up to President of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.	"BEFORE THE FIRST WAKE" [ Up ] [ Black Watch ] [ River View ] [ Looking North ] [ Blue Heron ] [ End of an Era ] [ Sunday on the River ] [ A Guiding Light ] [ Last Ship Out ] [ Morning Light ] [ Lady in Morning ] [ Near the Cut ] [ Before the First Wake ] [ Evergreen Blue ] [ A Mid-Summer Day ] [ River Crescent ] [ Ivy Mist ]
	Limited Edition 16X28 PRINT $130 MATTED $150 FRAMED $235	10X16 Souvenir print MATTED $34 FRAMED $85