Sounding Whale - Labrador Sea 1998 | 27" x 38" Oil Tempera on Panel Shostak 2024 All three show white snow

All three show white snow covering their roofs and yellow-lit windows

The entire background is covered in copper leaf

Wiens captures the iconic spirit of the American West through this magnificent portrait of a Texas Longhorn standing proudly in the open grasslands

earning strong support from some and sharp opposition from others

is a 12" x 16" oil painting by Peter Shostak created on Canvas

Sounding Whale - Labrador Sea 1998 | 27" x 38" Oil Tempera on Panel Shostak 2024 All three show white snowAbout the Artwork Sounding Whale Labrador Sea is a 27" 38" oil on panel created in 1998 by David Blackwood RCA (19412022). The massive tail of a whale rises from turbulent seas, rendered in deep blacks and rich purples. Luminous spray cascades from the flukes in pale pinks, lavenders, and whitescolours that transform observation into something approaching the spiritual. For Blackwood, the whale represents the threshold between seen and unseen worlds;