Not For Sale
I drew my inspiration for this painting from the “Carnation Ceremony" that takes place every year at Dragon Boat Festivals across Canada.
The “Carnation Ceremony” is a breast cancer dragon boat race tradition that originated in 1996 in Vancouver when a paddler picked fuchsia colored flowers from her garden to give to other paddlers to wear and toss into the water as a way to honor a member who could not participate, and as a symbol of hope and recovery.
Technique: | Soft Pastel on Sanded Uart |
Contents: | Water, Outdoors, Ripple, Plant, Rug, Flower, Blossom, Nature, Pond Lily, Lily |
Edition: | Original, one of a kind artwork |
Unframed Size: | 16in x 27in |
Frame: | Not framed |
Weight: | 3lbs (estimated) |
Denise Nonomura
Stratford, Ontario
I strive to capture the light, colour and atmosphere whether I’m painting the landscape or unique still life arrangements. My goal with painting what moves me is to evoke an emotion in the viewer that has the ability to stir within them meaning, a memory or a feeling.
"The first experience I had with using pastel was in 2015 and it was love at first touch. The soft as butter feel as I moved the pastel across a surface and luscious colour of the pigment had me hooked on this wonderful medium!"