tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56627329977981139502012-02-16T07:00:43.899-08:00getgoodlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14925022173851119438noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662732997798113950.post-15354690159725414612009-05-28T08:23:00.000-07:002009-05-28T08:53:01.604-07:00<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Qg-h077AEcY/Sh6t9bWcpLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/YQ9_SasQVoo/s1600-h/vangoghverticalwithperson.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Qg-h077AEcY/Sh6t9bWcpLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/YQ9_SasQVoo/s320/vangoghverticalwithperson.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340897478933521586" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:130%;">The <a href="http://www.thebigeasel.com/">Big Easel Project</a> began in 1996 when an artist and teacher, Cameron Cross, decided to contribute a work of art to the city in which he was teaching, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Altona</span>, Canada.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:130%;">Cross decided an enlarged hand painted reproduction of one of Vincent van <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Gogh's</span> sunflower paintings, a public domain paintin</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Qg-h077AEcY/Sh6xtwI5OsI/AAAAAAAAAAc/BjjPag8_-d0/s1600-h/vangoghgiantphoto+with+cameron.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 331px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Qg-h077AEcY/Sh6xtwI5OsI/AAAAAAAAAAc/BjjPag8_-d0/s320/vangoghgiantphoto+with+cameron.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340901607682423490" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:130%;">g, resting on an enormous easel would make an app</span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">r</span></span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">opriate</span> landmark for the city.<br /> The project soon began to take on </span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:130%;">a much larger scope. Cross decided to expand the project to seven easel’s with the easel acting an an internationally recognized symbol of art. With two easels alrea</span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:130%;">dy completed (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Altona</span>, Manitoba, Canada and Eme</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Qg-h077AEcY/Sh6woHWDtqI/AAAAAAAAAAU/tYc9xwJsDVE/s1600-h/Cameron+Painting.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 70px; height: 97px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Qg-h077AEcY/Sh6woHWDtqI/AAAAAAAAAAU/tYc9xwJsDVE/s320/Cameron+Painting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340900411320809122" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:130%;">rald, Queensland, Australia) Cross approached the city </span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:130%;">of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Goodland</span>, KS., for the third easel</span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:130%;"> sit</span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:130%;">e.<br />Sunfl</span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:130%;">owers USA a local <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Goodland</span> group helped </span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:130%;">bring </span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:130%;">the project to completion.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5662732997798113950-1535469015972541461?l=getgoodland.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>getgoodlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14925022173851119438noreply@blogger.com0