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| Svore-Broemmel Wedding, Newcastle Country Club, Washington, oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches, by Sam Day |
I’ve done
several wedding paintings at this venue, a tournament-caliber golf course and
county club. Perched on a hilltop roughly a thousand feet above Puget Sound,
the clubhouse has peerless views of Seattle, Lake Washington, Bellevue, and
other suburbs. It’s a grand view, even on a windy, rainy winter night. The
lights of the cities below glitter through the storm clouds as they rise up the
hills.
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| Detail, Svore-Broemmel Wedding Painting by Sam Day |
The lap
of the 44,000 square foot clubhouse is called Prestwick Terrace, which is, of
course, a terrace designed to showcase this magnificent view. And on that
terrace is a capacious and permanent event tent, graciously pumped full of heat
for this holiday fête.
The décor was decidedly winter, with a
towering Christmas tree and white lights.
The groom
was a graduate of West Point, and a decorated Army Ranger. He wore his dress
blues, and cut the cake with his saber. Although I pride myself on painting
couples from life, this time I took a picture—a close up— of the decorations his
chest, so I could represent them correctly. His equally accomplished bride had
one request— the addition of her West Highland Terrier, who was not present. It
was a small thing to ask, and a thing I’ve done before.
Other
figures appear cryptic, but recognizable, and individuals were delighted to
find that they had “made [it into] the painting.”
