So many of the images of my paintings over the years have been found from the seat of a canoe. And this one is no exception. To many of us who paddle with the Gibsons Paddle Club, this is very familiar water. We’ve been here collectively, thousands of times over the past twenty years.
It’s low tide right now, so we won’t be paddling down that little passage. But, at high tide we can paddle right through there, albeit carefully. Our Club members ply the waters of the Salish Sea in big, ocean-going outrigger canoes. Over forty-feet long, and with the outrigger making it about eight-feet wide, it seems hard to believe that little gap can accommodate our craft. But, a skilful skipper and crew do it almost daily. That small gap between Salmon Rock and Keats Island opens into a beautiful little grotto, and in there on the rock face is a small brass plaque.
That plaque commemorates those fellow canoeists of the Gibsons Paddle Club who’ve passed. And so, this little passage takes us to a very special place. We club members collect there every so often, as a fleet of canoes, just to remember or celebrate one of our fellow paddlers.
And that’s how this little painting, found from the seat of my canoe, got its title. It’s such a special, peaceful and beautiful place. But the tides decide when we can get there. We can’t always take that little pass, only under the right conditions. We can only go there “Sometimes”.
And so, is it any wonder that within the Gibsons Paddle Club, we know this little passage as “Sometimes Passage”.
Pricing
My images predominantly sell as limited edition prints (either serigraph or giclée). As such, there is a wide range of pricing, too wide to list within this website. I’ll explain.
My original paintings, those that are still available for sale, range in price from $4,000.00 and up. In most cases though I have limited edition prints available of my images. Needless to say, they are far less expensive than the original paintings. If you are interested in a particular original painting, please contact me at your earliest convenience at info@edhillart.com
If it’s a limited edition print you’re interested in, let me explain. Because of modern day technologies, the image you are interested in can be giclée printed on either paper or canvas. The canvas images can be rolled up and shipped in a simple tube, or they can be stretched on a frame and shipped that way. So too, these images can be reproduced custom made to your wishes. In other words I can create a print in the size you desire, either to fill a small space, or to fill an entire wall. I’ve included below a photograph of a client’s dining room with two of my prints reproduced in a larger format.
You will see that some of my pieces shown on this web site, those lithograph reproductions and art cards, do have fixed prices. The rest of my images, however, can be priced only when I know specifically what you, the client, want. As such, if you are interested in a particular image, please contact me, Ed Hill, directly at info@edhillart.com
Once your order has been determined, you’ll be able to make payment through PayPal provided herein.
