Donner Lake Sierra Nevada
by Frank Wilson
Title
Donner Lake Sierra Nevada
Artist
Frank Wilson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Digital pencil rendering of Donner Lake as seen from Donner Summit in the Sierra Nevadas.
This image has been digitally rendered as fine detailed pencil drawing. It reminds me of the delicate "silver point" drawings that I created on gessoed paper using a piece of sterling silver wire while a student at the Art Institute Of Boston. The silver would darken as it oxidized creating a very subtle and soft look. This image looks stunning in the larger sizes, matted and framed.
From high up on Donner Pass this breathtaking vista opens up a spectacular view of Donner Lake. This is the site of the infamous "Donner Party", a group of American pioneers who set out for California in a wagon train. Delayed by a series of mishaps, they spent the winter of 1846�47 snowbound in the Sierra Nevada. Some of the emigrants resorted to cannibalism to survive, eating those who had succumbed to starvation and sickness.
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December 2nd, 2012
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