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24 - Wednesday, June 1, 1994 - North Shore News

Portraits

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From page 20

“The original Kirk McLean
went for $8,500. It can vary but |
would say it’s anywhere from
$5,000 and up for an original,”
Green says.

One of his paintings — a
signed portrait of Bob Hope con-
templating his next golf shot —
was auctioned off at a charity
event for $18,000.

When it comes to production
time, Green says it often takes
more time to research a subject
than to paint it. He usually looks
for details from a variety of pic-
tures or images before coming up
with a pose, facial expression or
other details. He then sketches
the drawing before using water-
colors for the final product.

“Hf it’s a single image, | can do
itin a week sometimes,” he says.

Most of his work is for adver-
tisers, plate collectors or for pri-
vate customers, although he has
done some contract work for spe-
cific teams such as_ the
Vancouver Canucks, the
Winnipeg Jets, the Vancou-ver
Canadians and the B.C. Lions.

Ideally, he suggests, the
Canucks will win the Stanley
Cup and Kirk McLean will win
the MVP.

Many Lower Mainland hockey
fans echo his sentiments.

Brew pub

brews a
popular
choice

From page 23

where it is served from the pump
spigots of authentic British “beer
engines.”

As Brian Riedlinger says, “It
(beer) doesn’t get any fresher.”

But investment in such fresh-
ness and the aforementioned
betterment of local beerdom
does not come cheap: the
Riedlingers sunk about $500,000
into their brewery.

Response thus far to their
gamble has been extremely
encouraging. The brewery’s taps
opened on May 15, and already
its brews account for about 70%
of the beer sold at Sailor Hagar’s,
according to Brian Riedlinger.

That response bodes well for
not only the Riedlingers and
their inspired foray into local
brewing, but also for the fans of
real ales and the guarclians of
craftsmanship and handmade
quality everywhere.

Glasses raised then, me lads,
and a hearty toast to the
Riedlingers and Sailor Hagar’s,
this time courtesy of that famed
wordsmith and bon vivant Alfred
Edward Houseman:

“Oh many a peer of Enusland
brews | SATURDAY, JUNE

Livelier liquor than the Muse, ore , , q

And matt does more than : . " : "
Milton can

To justify God's ways to man

Ale, man, ale’s the
drink...”

Or, as my dear old dad sould
simply say, “I leans towarcls ya.”

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4, 1994