"Victory in Unison"
 March 9, 2009

It surely felt like rain yet the bay was almost like a sheet of glass.  He glanced at his daughter and he could feel the pain in her badly sprained wrist.  He wanted to call off the race but with one look in her eyes that a father knows too well, he knew not to ask.  That spunky energy she possessed even defied common sense and he trusted her judgement. They positioned themselves in the boat and with a gentle push away from the dock, they moved towards the starting position.

With eyes straight ahead, the gun sounded and they followed the perfect stroke.  Through the catch, the drive, the finish and the recovery, they pulled in harmonic unison.  There was no pain in the vision of victory.

They could feel distance between their oars and with all of the training that they had ever done, these next few seconds would measure their determination.  The hollow bellow of the finish horn sounded and they knew they had crossed the finish line.  With a quick look around and final look at each other, this was their moment to celebrate their victory in unison.

“Victory in Unison” was named and commissioned by Ted Wolvers of Belleville.  The painting was collaged from several photographs taken by the artist during two photoshoots on the Bay of Quinte and at the practice rowing tanks inside the Bay of Quinte Rowing Club.  The completion of this work of art finalizes Ted’s dream to have a painting done with his daughter Sonya.

Image Size: 24” x 15”