White Water
by Hanne Lore Koehler
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32.000 x 40.000 inches
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Title
White Water
Artist
Hanne Lore Koehler
Medium
Painting - Watercolor
Description
Where most people would prefer to enjoy the tranquility of leisurely paddling a canoe on a placid Northern Ontario Lake or a gentle meandering stream on a lazy summer day, for some, the challenges that Nature offers in canoe surfing on a roaring, raging whitewater river, are irresistible.
In this original watercolor painting, the wild splashes of exploding water that crashes into mountainous igneous rock boulders of the precambrian Canadian Shield envelope the courageous adventurers and bring focus to the tension and skill of these voyageurs of today. If you are brave enough to tackle such an arduous challenge and survive the grueling treacherous white water, it is not difficult to imagine the monumental challenges faced by the pioneer explorers called the Coureur des Bois and les Voyageurs who risked their lives on a daily basis as they made their way west through the wild primeval forest wilderness.
Early seventeenth century travel on this continent was dangerous and the Coureurs des Bois (runners of the woods) who traded in uncharted territory, had a high mortality rate. Typically, they left Montreal in spring, as soon as the rivers and lakes were clear of ice, with their birch bark canoes loaded with supplies and goods that would be traded for furs with Native trappers. Traveling west through unmapped remote boreal forest territory to the richest beaver lands was usually done in large birch bark canoes by way of the Ottawa and Mattawa rivers and required numerous overland portages to circumvent the wildest white water and waterfall areas. The term "Voyageurs" (travelers) was applied to licensed fur traders or to those in the employ of a legitimate merchant. The life and labor of the voyageur involved long journeys westward deep into the wilderness by canoe carrying trade goods and returning with beaver pelts. The most famous of these early explorers were brothers-in-law, Radisson and des Groseilliers who are credited with contributing to the formation of the Hudson's Bay Company in the late 1600's.
Thank you to all who voted for my painting in these contests! I appreciate your generous response and support!
WATER ARTWORK 7.20.22 - 3rd
KAYAK AND CANOE 11.1.22 - 1st
INTERPRETIVE WATER IMAGE 1.30.23 3rd
RIVERS AND HUMANS 2.27.23 - 3rd
WATER OUTSIDE 5.3.23 - 2nd
INTERESTING BOAT BOWS 5.15.23 - 3rd
ART FOR FUN 11.23.23 - 1st
HUMAN ACTIVITY ON WATER 2.23.24 1st
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Comments (337)
Marilyn McNish 9 Days Ago
Congratulations on your first place win in the Human Activities on Water contest! Well deserving! vf mm
Carol Allen Anfinsen 29 Days Ago
Congratulations on your first place win in the Human Activities on Water contest! This is magnificent!
Charme Curtin
Congratulations, on your win! Reminded me of my white water rafting trip to Wyoming - great memories. Thank you for bringing them back.
Will Borden
Hi Hanne~~CONGRATULATIONS on coming in FIRST in the HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON THE WATER contest. Your white water canoeing watercolor painting is fantastic!! F&L
VIVA Anderson
Kudos, Hanne, for your deserved 1st Place, HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON THE WATER contest, compliments, kudos: a wonderful painting !!.........fav.................VIVA
Bernard Jarman
Congrats on your first place win in the human activities on the water contest! Well-deserved!!
Kay Brewer
Congratulations on your first place win in the Human Activities on the Water contest! voted
Laurel Adams
HANNE CONGRATULATIONS on your HUMAN ACTIVITIES on the WATER FIRST PLACE contest win! SO WELL DESERVED,
Conni Schaftenaar
congrats, Hanne, on your 1st place win in the Human Activities on Water contest! voted, F
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your winning 1st Place in the contest… HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON THE WATER! F/L
Michael Durst
Hanne, it is not a surprise that this work was voted FIRST PLACE in the HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON THE WATER contest! Truly magnificent!
Hanne Lore Koehler
Thank you to all who voted for my painting in the HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON THE WATER contest! I appreciate your generous response and support!
Hanne Lore Koehler
Thank you so much, Jason, for hosting the HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON THE WATER contest! I appreciate your generous support and promotion!
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, Hanne, on your 1st Place Win in the Human Activities on the Water Contest for this wonderful painting! Voted. L/F