Chris Wulff

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Pyrography on basswood. 14 x 11

The original artwork is available for purchase through the Shop section or by contacting me.
Prints and Cards of Prairie Arrival can be purchased through Fine Art America.

Anyone who’s traveled across Canada by car knows that getting through the Prairies is a long journey. While visiting Pier 21, the Immigration Museum in Halifax I read about how European Immigrants were brought over with promise of farmland and the start of a fresh, prosperous life. All this was true, but what they weren’t told was there would be a two week train ride with only a wooden plank to rest on to get there!

I decided to give my composition the more nostalgic approach. The perspective offers the impression of a train having come a long way. The destination, an iconic grain elevator, is the symbol of prosperity and hope for those who lost everything during the first and second world wars. Someday I will use pyrography to depict the sweat and toil, but for now I choose the optimistic view!

Tags: Alberta, basswood, prairie, pyrography, train, western