Château Frontenac
Watercolour and crayon
©2011 Charlene Brown
This magnificent
example of the ‘chateau’ architecture built by the Canadian Pacific Railway opened in 1893. It is situated perfectly on the citadel above Québec City. This architectural style was meant to evoke
the romanticism of the 14th and 15th century Châteaux of the Loire Valley.
Of the four examples highlighted in the 19th Century time capsule below, the Eiffel Tower representing design in Europe and this example of design in the Americas and Pacific are the only ones I’ve already painted. I just painted the Eiffel Tower for last week's blog post, and this one was originally done in 2011, and eventually used in my book Inventing the Future.
