Two Loons (Artist Proof)

"I was out golfing at Cordova Bay Golf Course one evening and I noticed a beautiful orange sky. I tried to imagine the colour while I was painting this design, because it reminded me of the 'red sky at night'."

"Loons, which tend to be solitary birds, must get together to mate.  The loons represented in this design are kissing each other showing their reflections in the water. The loons are never lonely as long as they have their reflections.  The diamond design around the rim depicts the white dashing which appears on the loons' body.

The loon is used in our dances and is used on the top of a sea monster's head.  The loon is said to be swimming in the lake; the sea monster rises from the depths only to land the loon on top of its' head." 

-Richard Hunt

The Royal Canadian Mint used this design on their new $1 coin honouring the 25th anniversary of 'the loonie'. 'Two Loons' was the second of Richard's designs to be produced by the Mint, the first being of Welcome Figure totem poles in 2005.

This limited edition silkscreen print titled "Two Loons" by Richard Hunt was hand produced by the screen printing process. It is the only limited edition printing of this design. The artist has inspected and signed each copy in the edition. All trial copies of this edition have been destroyed and the printing stencils obliterated.