Margaret River Water Lilies
Original oil paintings by Ken Rasmussen.
The Water Lilies Beneath The Margaret River Town Bridge |
Oil on Board Painting
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C84 |
This is a rare mid-afternoon painting at Margaret River. We’re standing on the north bank looking downstream from the bridge. It is summertime.
The Margaret River Water Lily Pool at Sunset |
Oil on Board Painting
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Q33 |
We can see the setting sun hitting the karri trees and putting a lot of colour into the water. It is very close to sunset in Margaret River.
Monet at Margaret River |
Oil on Board Painting
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P42 |
We are standing in Margaret River early on a midsummer morning. Here is the dawn light you see just before the sun appears. The bridge reminds me of Monet.
The Margaret River Water Lily Pool Afternoon |
Oil on Board Painting
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X23 |
We’re standing in a protected spot under the bridge where the passing traffic can’t see us. We are looking towards the karri trees and the log bridge that’s hidden by the peppermint trees in the middle ground. You can see the shadow of the bridge on the water.
Karri Tree Over The Margaret River Water Lily Pool |
Oil on Board Painting
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G93 |
The Margaret River Water Lily Pool at Dawn |
Oil on Board Painting
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Z99 |
We are standing in the very early morning in the summer. It’s about five or six o’clock. The sun is just coming up. It is shining underneath the karri trees and showing us a real blaze of leaf colour.
A Pool on the Upper Margaret River |
Oil on Board Painting
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U47 |
We are standing upstream from the bridge in Margaret River. There’s the effect of the sunlight shining into the trees and turning them a golden colour.
Margaret River Monet |
Oil on Board Painting
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A49 |
Just as Monet did, I’m using the bridge as a framing device between the more neutral colours at the top and the bottom. There’s a focus on the brilliance of the light that shines underneath the bridge.
Reflections On The Margaret River Water Lily Pool |
Oil on Board Painting
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Q92 |
Peppermint Blossom on The Margaret River |
Oil on Board Painting
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J33 |
It’s early summer before the water lilies start to recede. There are lots and lots of fallen branches across the river. The peppermint tree blossom falls into the water and the tiny little white flowers sit on the top of the water.
The Ford over The Margaret River |
Oil on Board Painting
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P68 |
We’re looking at the township bridge in Margaret River. The water is very shallow here. It’s dawn.
Peppermint Tree by the Margaret River Town Bridge |
Oil on Board Painting
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C38 |
We are standing on the north bank downstream from the bridge in Margaret River. I’m choosing these colours to tell you a story about that stunning light in the trees.
The Margaret River at The Town Bridge |
Oil on Board Painting
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X39 |
This is slightly upstream from the township of Margaret River. The town bridge is around the corner and to the left. We are looking downstream. You can see the effects of the peppermint blossom on the pools.
The Margaret River Water Lily Pool |
Oil on Board Painting
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P59 |
We are standing in a Margaret River dawn. This is just upstream underneath the Bussell Highway bridge and we’re looking upstream to the fallen log footbridge that crosses the river.
The Margaret River Water Lily Pool – Water Lilies & Karri |
Oil on Board Painting
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B22 |
This is a Margaret River morning scene. I have watched that karri tree grow for the past thirty years. It is my favourite river tree in this beautiful place.
The Margaret River Water Lily Pool and the Margaret River Town Bridge |
Oil on Board Painting
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B76 |
We are upstream from the bridge at Margaret River. This is on the northern bank. It’s after lunchtime in the summer.
The Water Lilies Beneath The Margaret River Town Bridge |
Oil on Board Painting
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T56 |
This is the pool that is quite a distance from the bridge. We’re looking upstream in the very early dawn. The sun is only just coming up in Margaret River. It’s about 5 or 6 o’clock in the morning.
Selected Sold Works
The Margaret River Water Lily Pool Afternoon |
$4,000.00 |
Oil on Board Painting
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B79 |
We are standing in the late afternoon on a summers day. The light is hitting the outside of the leaves and reaching into the forest. The water is very warm.
The Margaret River Water Lily Pool First Light |
$3,980.00 |
Oil on Board Painting
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Y23 |
We are looking upstream at dawn from the town bridge towards the fallen log footbridge in Margaret River. I could hear the sound of little red tails and wrens playing in the trees.