North Head Lighthouse Original Structures

Title

North Head Lighthouse Original Structures

Artist

Anne Norskog

Medium

Painting - Hand-drawn Digital Painting

Description

North Head Lighthouse sits on the southwestern tip of the Washington Pacific coast very near Cape Disappointment Light Station which is still an active U.S. Coast Guard facility. Both lighthouses are still needed to keep marine traffic from floundering in the treacherous water caused by the Columbia River as it dumps fresh water into salt water near Ilwaco, Washington. These waters are used as a school to train naval personnel the world over. North Head Lighthouse is now owned by The State of Washington. Cape Disappointment is owned by the U.S. Government and, as stated, is manned by the U.S. Coast Guard and is part of Homeland Security. North Head is automated.

When North Head Lighthouse went on line May 16, 1898, some 30 years after Cape Disappointment, it boasted a first-order Fresnel light. Built by Carl W. Leick, the German engineer and designer, the lighthouse shows his signature touches: elegant, designed for strength, and designed to last. The tower stands 65 feet from base to lantern room and sits on an elevated point of land that is 294 feet above sea level.

Latitude: 46.29891
Longitude: -124.07808

This Cape Disappointment-North Head area is some of the most windswept in the United States with routine winds clocking 100 MPH. The highest wind recorded at North Head was 132 MPH and blew the recording device away. These are hurricane speeds! It is of little wonder these magnificent guardians of the Pacific are in need of constant repairs! North Head is slated to enjoy a top-down rejuvination in the near future. The old girl looks pretty tired!

My painting is what this beautiful mariners’ beacon looked like in May of 1898. I used old U.S. Light Service photos for reference. Hopefully, (minus the first-order Fresnel lamp that was actually removed in the 1930s), North Head Lighthouse and her outbuildings will be restored to their original glory!

I am a digital artist who paints in the traditional sense: just with non-traditional tools. Every piece of art in my gallery is original; not scanned; not a photograph. Using only the computer mouse, I draw every line, add every bit of shading, highlights, blending, and refining to finish a piece. All of the art is started on a blank white page in Microsoft Paintbrush. The finishing process is done using Adobe Photoshop Elements.

The viewer is respectfully reminded all of my works are copyright protected and © appears on each piece together with my signature. Every piece is printed using only the finest of professional materials available, by a professional printing house. Rigorous quality control is employed to guarantee a satisfactory work of fine art.

Open copies are now available on Fine Art America with Prints on Demand.

See all of my work online at:
anne-norskog.artistwebsites.com or Fineartamerica.com.
Kindest regards,
Anne

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October 5th, 2012

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