亚洲天堂

Sydney Van Tine, an 18-year-old high school student in 亚洲天堂 Lake, is doing some cool projects with her painting skills.

Van Tine, who works at Woods N鈥� Water, is in the process of restoring an old freezer for her employer. 鈥淥ur store owner Paul Hilliard bought a really old and rusted up freezer to store bait, and we came up with the idea that I paint an aquarium design on it,鈥� Van Tine told Lakes District 亚洲天堂.

I started with sanding it down, and then I started painting it. I鈥檓 really happy with how it turned out, I just have some small details to add before it鈥檚 finished,鈥� she continued.

鈥淚 knew she鈥檇 be able to do a great job when I first got the freezer because she鈥檚 so talented. I鈥檓 very impressed with the work she鈥檚 done, it looks fantastic,鈥� said Hilliard.

In addition to the freezer, Van Tine is also selling her hand painted paintings out of Woods N鈥� Water. All the proceeds from her work will go towards her college tuition for when she attends University of Alberta this fall.

鈥淚鈥檝e always been interested in art, and I started painting two years ago,鈥� Van Tine said. 鈥淚n the beginning of March, I started selling the paintings for profit with everything going towards paying for school.鈥�

Van Tine says that her style consists of a lot of landscapes, and her inspiration comes from the beautiful images that can be found in 亚洲天堂 Lake and surrounding areas, including Tweedsmuir Park.

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鈥淎 lot of my inspiration comes from Tweedsmuir Park. It鈥檚 just so beautiful out there and the imagery is perfect for paintings. My grandfather and father were the previous owners of the Pondosy Bay Wilderness Resort Campsite, so a lot of the inspiration comes from pictures taken out there. It鈥檚 nice because a lot of local people know the area, so when they see my paintings it catches their eye and they say 鈥業 know where that is鈥�,鈥� she said.

Van Tine currently has three paintings for sale, with several copies of each to sell. So far, she鈥檚 sold 28 of the 32 paintings she has, though a new shipment of paintings is on the way. 鈥淭he first shipment went very quickly, so I ordered another one which should be arriving any day,鈥� said Van Tine.

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To purchase the paintings and support Van Tine鈥檚 academic endeavors, a stand is up with a display at Woods N鈥� Water.