Reflecting on Surplus Lighthouses by David Reeves, Cspwc, Sca

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Very poignant, very sad but also very good!

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15/04/2025
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A few years ago the government declared about one-thousand lighthouses in Canada surplus offering them up to private owners or organizations to take them over. Consequently some have since been destroyed, one in particular to me near where I live. This painting expressed my feelings on the subject along with a song I wrote for my recent MA in music on the same topic. Full sheet on watercolour paper, 30" w x 22" h

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David Reeves, Cspwc, Sca

I was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and studied at the University of Toronto in engineering. I have lived in Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada for the past thirty-five years. Self taught in painting starting with watercolours in 1976 then adding acrylic, soft pastel, mixed media and recently…

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