{"id":686,"date":"2017-07-19T03:00:02","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T08:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/patkatzartwp\/?p=686"},"modified":"2017-07-07T13:30:22","modified_gmt":"2017-07-07T18:30:22","slug":"canada-150-art-project-manitoba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pauseworks.com\/patkatzartwp\/recent-work\/canada-150-art-project-manitoba\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada 150 Art Project – Manitoba"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the fourth in a series of ten watercolor paintings to honor Canada’s Sesquicentennial – this one featuring Manitoba. Read on to learn more about the backstory behind this painting, and to find out how you can make this painting yours.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Backstory: \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>If it\u2019s one thing Manitoba has in plentiful supply, it\u2019s water. Much of the central and northern part of the province consists of lakes and rivers. And, in the south, the Souris River feeds the Assiniboine River and flows on to join the Red River in Winnipeg \u2013 making much of this area a potential flood plane.<\/p>\n

Where there\u2019s water and good soil, there\u2019s also the potential for good agriculture. All of the traditional cereal grains are grown in Manitoba, along with corn, canola, flax and soybeans.<\/p>\n

For me, the most beautiful crops are canola and flax. And one of the sweetest sights you\u2019ll ever see on the great Canadian plains is when both crops bloom together under a big blue prairie sky.<\/p>\n

Over the years, I\u2019ve spent a fair bit of time in Manitoba and enjoyed these experiences:<\/p>\n