O'Brien's Mill

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This is lovely, fantastic colours...

Posted by Nicky May on Fri 17 Mar 15:48:16

Wonderful composition and colours Wib, a magical scene love it!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Fri 17 Mar 16:16:15

Brave, bold and Brigadoon Wim. My hat's off to you. Lovely.

Posted by Jim Morris on Fri 17 Mar 16:36:46

Super

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Fri 17 Mar 16:51:16

Thank you, Nicky, Carole, Jim and Maureen. Your comments are much appreciated.

Posted by Wib Dawson on Fri 17 Mar 17:14:50

Gorgeous work Wib, it really looks like a magical place, I'm waiting for the fairies to pop out from the trees.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Fri 17 Mar 21:40:12

Thank you, Margaret. I think many of the places that we might see as common do have a magical quality about them.

Posted by Wib Dawson on Sat 18 Mar 01:07:54

Beautiful, Wib....a dreamlike quality to your choice of colours, and lovely composition.

Posted by Chandra Ward on Sat 18 Mar 06:56:55

A stunner Wib

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Sat 18 Mar 08:07:35

Thank you very much, Chandra and Dennis.

Posted by Wib Dawson on Sat 18 Mar 14:26:36

Someone above mentioned 'magical' and so it is Wib. It has a beautiful harmony.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sat 18 Mar 19:53:28

Thanks, Fiona.

Posted by Wib Dawson on Sat 18 Mar 20:55:36

Hang on Studio Wall

17/03/2017

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As a youngster, I still remember visiting with my Dad and brother an old water-powered sawmill in the village near where we lived. Located near a small river it had lots of pulleys and belts running hither and yon. For a workplace safety person today it would have been a veritable nightmare. However, to the best of my memory, no one was every seriously injured. This painting of a small grist mill was a fairly common sight in the later part of the nineteenth century throughout local settlements in Ontario and elsewhere.

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Wib Dawson

For as long as I can remember I've had a passion for creating images through both photography and painting. In recent years, I’ve been especially drawn toward digital painting and have marveled at how closely the technology can now emulate traditional painting media. I particularly enjoy creating…

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