LIGHTHOUSES of Northwestern Waters

Entrance Island-Nanaimo, BC
6.5 x 7.5" unframed
Picture

West Point Light 1893
Puget Sound

10.5 x7.5" unframed


Picture

Point No Point 1879
Puget Sound


8 x 11" unframed
Picture

Alki Point Light 1887
Puget Sound


8.5 x 10.5" unframed
Picture

Patos Island Light  1893
San Juan Islands
(Straits of Georgia)

8 x 11" unframed


Picture


Race Rocks Light  1860
Vancouver Island, BC


11 x 22" unframed

One of the first two lighthouses built on the west coast of Canada, Race Rocks Light is located about 16 km southwest of Victoria BC. It's sister light, Fisgard Island LIghthouse was built at the same time, and marks the entrance to Esquimalt Harbor.

Race Rocks Light is the only lighthouse on the northwest coast built of rock, specifically granite, that was purportedly quarried, cut and numbered in Scotland and brought over as balast in a square rigger.
Shortly after the light went into service, it became apparent that the lighthouse was still difficult to see, so lightkeeper, George Davies painted the distinctive black and white stripes that we still see today. The area around Race Rocks received about 45 days of fog per year.
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Original watercolor paintings primarily of the Pacific Northwest focusing on water and rural scenes as well as nature scenes.