Black Tusk Candy Floss - Canvas And Paper Prints
The Black Tusk painting by artist Andrea Mueller captures the stunning beauty of this landmark of British Columbia. A high-resolution image of the original painting is printed on canvas and finished with hanging hardware, ready to hang on your wall.
THE STORY:
To Squamish people, this mountain is known as t'ak't'ak mu'yin tl'a in7in'a'xe7en. Their language means "Landing Place of the Thunderbird," speaking of the supernatural in7in'a'xe7en or Thunderbird. The jagged shape of the mountain and its black colouring is said to come from the Thunderbird's lightning. The same is true for the Mount Cayley massif, another stratovolcano farther north.
The Black Tusk is a stratovolcano and a pinnacle of volcanic rock in Garibaldi Provincial Park of British Columbia, Canada. At 2,319 m (7,608 ft) above sea level, the upper spire is visible from a great distance in all directions. It is particularly noticeable from the Sea-to-Sky Highway just south of Whistler, British Columbia. Distinctive and immediately identifiable, The Black Tusk is among the best-known mountains in the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains. The volcano is part of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt, which is a segment of the Canadian Cascade Arc, but it is not within the geographic boundary of the Cascade Range.
The Black Tusk is the remnant of an extinct andesitic stratovolcano formed about 1.3 - 1.1 million years ago. Following glacial dissection, renewed volcanism produced the lava dome and flow, forming its summit about 170,000 years ago. According to Natural Resources Canada, The Black Tusk was "perhaps the conduit for lava within a cinder-rich volcano. The loose cinder has eroded, leaving only the hard lava core." The exposed lava rock of the core is loose and friable. It is also black, giving the mountain its name and character. Cinder Cone, to the east of The Black Tusk, produced a 9 km (6 mi) long lava flow during the late Pleistocene or early Holocene.
The mountain currently hosts two significant glaciers in large cirques carved into the northeastern and northwestern flanks of the broad cone below the lava pinnacle. Both glaciers start from about 2,100 m (6,890 ft) and flow northwards to below 1,800 m (5,906 ft). The glaciers are heavily covered in rocky debris due to the crumbling nature of the Tusk's rock.
The Black Tusk is a member of the chain of volcanic peaks from southwestern British Columbia to northern California. The peaks formed in the past 35 million years as the Juan de Fuca, Gorda, and Explorer plates to its west have been subducting under the North American Plate at the Cascadia subduction zone
Please Select the size and type of print you would like. This is a print of the original painting created by Andrea Mueller.
PRINTING METHOD CANVAS:
My printer uses digital images that have been taken of my original work, high-end printers and archival inks, to print on superior quality canvas material. A protective UV coating is applied to keep your canvas looking like new (we still recommend that you hang it out of direct sunlight). It is then wrapped onto wooden stretcher bars with a hanging wire attached to the back. No frame is included.
PRINTING MEATHOD PAPER: The print you receive will be on Moab Paper which is an archival, acid- and lignin-free paper offers an expanded color gamut, maximum contrast and high ink load that is compatible with pigment inks. Prints arrive either rolled or in a box (this is determined by the printing company). No Frame is included.
SIZES:
Please note that the canvas depths vary between 3/4inch to 1.5 inches depending on the size. These variations are listed in the selection drop down menu. Larger sizes may be available. For more information please send me and e-mail.
SHIPPING CANADA AND THE USA:
Each print is a custom order. Please allow 10-15 business days for printing and processing. It is then shipped ( shipping time varies based on your location). If you would like it sooner please select the "rush ship" option for an additional 20% charge,
SHIPPING TO CANADA AND THE USA:
Each print is a custom order with a 7-day turnaround time for printing and processing, and it is then shipped. This product ships in about 2-2.5 weeks from the time of order.
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Free Shipping in Canada and the USA on orders over $200
INTERNATIONAL ORDERS:
Please place your order and input your international address outside of Canada and the USA. In most locations, shipping is FREE on orders over $200.00 CAD however, in some cases there may be an additional shipping cost. If additional charges apply, the customer will be contacted before the order is placed to determine if they wish to go ahead or cancel the order.
