Trestle Crossing

by Joel Smith

Title

Trestle Crossing

Artist

Joel Smith

Medium

Painting - Oil On Canvas

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A vintage turn-of-the-century locomotive hauls a coal and passenger car over a trestle bridge and waterfall carrying melt-waters from the glaciers of a a snow-covered mountain. The engine and cars were modeled from various old trains I had seen at historic railroad museums and events, and in old magazines. On several occasions I was a passenger on railroad cars like that depicted in the painting. From taking similar trains in Alaska, I based the setting on old trestles I had traveled over.

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November 11th, 2019

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