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On the Beach

On the Beach

Tugboat Bay, Waterfront Park, Kelowna, British Columbia
http://www.kelowna.ca/CM/Page2863.aspx

Five cast bronze sunbathers are assembled in a family grouping. Note the different patinas used for skin, clothing and hair.

Kelowna sculptor Geert Maas has spent many years exploring the 'beach' theme in various media, drawing inspiration from the time he and his family have spent at local beaches.

The figures were first created in stoneware clay. Plaster molds were then made in several sections, before the creation of wax positives. Using the “lost wax” method (whereby the wax is “lost” during casting) the figures were finally cast in bronze at a local foundry. The five figures weigh about 450 lbs. in total. The bronze is embellished with multiple patinas. The artist brushed on the chemical M20 for the bathing suits and hair; to achieve the skin tones he used a combined solution of sulfurated potash, ferric nitrate and ammonium sulfide.

Photo Credit: Image from http://www.kelowna.ca/CM/Page2863.aspx used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Text Credit: Site description from http://www.kelowna.ca/CM/Page2863.aspx used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

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  • The Most Beautiful Place On Earth
    guestBook Guestbook/ bethsnow5593/ Jan 14, 2015 The Most Beautiful Place On Earth

    This photo was taken in the summer of 2014, which was the hardest time of my entire life. I just felt like giving up on myself everyday which is defiantly not who I am. I'm a type of person who loves to be independent and enjoy my "me" time. I would always go to this beach on my rough days and just lie in the sand and stared up at the sky. The beauty of this place is so breathtaking, its like when I'm there it takes all my negative thoughts away. This place is beyond inspiring to me, its my favorite place to go too.
    I live in a beautiful province called Labrador, I'm so honored to call this my home. This is the place that I connect with the most in Canada to my own culture. I love to travel and explore different places but Labrador has to be the most beautiful place on earth. , I've been to many places in Canada such as Newfoundland , Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec but nothing has caught my attention like Labrador.
    Not many people actually know about this beach because you have to take a speed boat to get there from the main docks in Happy Valley Goose Bay. It takes about 15 minutes to get there and when you go there you'll never want to leave. It so amazing to find such a beautiful place where you can just be yourself and not have to worry if anyone is judging you.

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NEWS FEED
  • The Most Beautiful Place On Earth
    guestBook Guestbook/ bethsnow5593/ Jan 14, 2015 The Most Beautiful Place On Earth

    This photo was taken in the summer of 2014, which was the hardest time of my entire life. I just felt like giving up on myself everyday which is defiantly not who I am. I'm a type of person who loves to be independent and enjoy my "me" time. I would always go to this beach on my rough days and just lie in the sand and stared up at the sky. The beauty of this place is so breathtaking, its like when I'm there it takes all my negative thoughts away. This place is beyond inspiring to me, its my favorite place to go too.
    I live in a beautiful province called Labrador, I'm so honored to call this my home. This is the place that I connect with the most in Canada to my own culture. I love to travel and explore different places but Labrador has to be the most beautiful place on earth. , I've been to many places in Canada such as Newfoundland , Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec but nothing has caught my attention like Labrador.
    Not many people actually know about this beach because you have to take a speed boat to get there from the main docks in Happy Valley Goose Bay. It takes about 15 minutes to get there and when you go there you'll never want to leave. It so amazing to find such a beautiful place where you can just be yourself and not have to worry if anyone is judging you.

Five cast bronze sunbathers are assembled in a family grouping. Note the different patinas used for skin, clothing and hair.

Kelowna sculptor Geert Maas has spent many years exploring the 'beach' theme in various media, drawing inspiration from the time he and his family have spent at local beaches.

The figures were first created in stoneware clay. Plaster molds were then made in several sections, before the creation of wax positives. Using the “lost wax” method (whereby the wax is “lost” during casting) the figures were finally cast in bronze at a local foundry. The five figures weigh about 450 lbs. in total. The bronze is embellished with multiple patinas. The artist brushed on the chemical M20 for the bathing suits and hair; to achieve the skin tones he used a combined solution of sulfurated potash, ferric nitrate and ammonium sulfide.

Tugboat Bay, Waterfront Park, Kelowna, British Columbia
http://www.kelowna.ca/CM/Page2863.aspx
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Photo: Image from http://www.kelowna.ca/CM/Page2863.aspx used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

How does this place make you feel?
sad lonely exhilarated surprised appreciative curious secure calm reflective guilty fearful frustrated happy inspired empathetic amazed