Fishin' The C and O Ditch Acrylic Print
by Lin Grosvenor
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Fishin' The C and O Ditch acrylic print by Lin Grosvenor. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of an acrylic print. Your image gets printed directly onto the back of a 1/4" thick sheet of clear acrylic. The high gloss of the acrylic sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results. Two different mounting options are available, see below.
Design Details
A pleasant presentation of a pleasant pastime; here from the Georgetown section of our Nation's capitol.... more
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Artist's Description
A pleasant presentation of a pleasant pastime; here from the Georgetown section of our Nation's capitol.
George Washington proposed canals for joining the new nation's east with the Great Lakes and other western regions.
In March 1825, President James Monroe authorized the construction of the Grand Old Ditch (the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal).
The plan was to build it in two sections, the eastern section from the tidal basin in SW Washington, D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland; and the western section over the Mountains to the Ohio River.
In addition to digging the canal, numerous locks, aqueducts and other engineering marvels had to be built, the most impressive of which was the Paw Paw Tunnel, over 3,000 feet long.
The second section never materialized, but the initial section operated under various more or less (mostly less) prosperous management from 1831 until 1924.
Canal boats and barges were towed or drifted downstream (almost a 700'...
About Lin Grosvenor
ART FU Itinerant image scavenger/prestidigitizer, with an eye for what pleases me (think: Francesca Bassington's drawing-room)... also perhaps one or two others. Vocation: Photographer errant, sedentary sketch artist, graphics tinkerer, picker, assembler, fool. (for the canonical compendium of commodities, go to www.hsnw.com) Specializing in everything (honest), but favoring Impressionistic Modern (my term), real scenes and whimsy. Eclectic is me. My sole criterion for selection of an image for inclusion here is that I be pleased to share it with others. I make no effort to make any art product appealing to everyone, so, if you think something is not your cup of tea, just meander along through my other offerings. If you find...
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Ginger Repke
Congratulations your image has been featured on the home page of Digital Art Drawings And Photo Manipulations. Feel free to add your work to the 'Post Your Features Here' in the discussion tag of the group to archive your achievement.
Karol Livote
Wonderful!! F&L
Lin Grosvenor replied:
Thanks, Karol
Cynthia Guinn
Nice capture! L
Lin Grosvenor replied:
Thanks, Cynthia, I always appreciate your comments
Lin Grosvenor
Thank you, Jenny
Jenny Revitz Soper
Congratulations,Lin! Your image has been FEATURED on the homepage of the FAA Group "No Place Like Home" 4/25/2016!