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The Mt. Coffin & Columbia River
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12. Here's a turn-of-the-century early 1900s cannery
along the Columbia River in Oregon. This is the feel
I wanted to capture with this layout (University of
Washington Digital Collection).
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The inspiration for this layout was some period scenes along the
Columbia River in Oregon. Although freelanced, I wanted to have
some Columbia River signature scenes in there like this cannery (12).
I also wanted to get the steep, conifer-covered slopes and the rock
tunnels that are common along the Columbia River (13).
On the wall in front of my workbench I posted up these and many
other photos of the Columbia River for easy reference while working.
One of the most satisfying moments was when I showed photos of
the half-finished layout to my 92-year-old Grandmother and, with-
out me telling her where I was modeling, she said, “Oh, that’s the
MRH-Mar 2013
