Framed Print
The print is on 230gsm archival matte paper, matted with a two-inch Peterboro white core mat, and finished in a thin black wood frame. The most traditional of the three finishes, and the one that suits almost any room.
- Location
- Buttle Lake, Strathcona Park, British Columbia
- Photographer
- James Wheeler
Vancouver Island · Vancouver Island
Drowned Forest of Buttle Lake Wall Art
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$95 CAD
8×12" · Fine Art Matte Paper
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About this Buttle Lake wall art
Buttle Lake lies in the middle of Strathcona Provincial Park, a long narrow lake below the Island's highest peaks. It is also a reservoir. When the Strathcona dam went in during the 1950s the valley floor was logged before it flooded, and every summer, as the water is drawn down, the stumps of that old growth forest come back out of the lake and stand in the mud and the shallows along the shore.
We were camping at Buttle Lake with the family in August 2019, and I walked down to the shore in the evening. The sun had already dropped behind the ridge on our side, but the peaks at the far end of the lake were still lit, and the stumps made the foreground I needed. I set up low among them with the lake running away down the valley.
It is a strange and quiet place, half beach and half graveyard, and it only exists for a few weeks a year. This Buttle Lake wall art holds the stumps, the still water and the lit peaks in one frame, a Buttle Lake photo print with a story behind every stump.
Where it was made
Buttle Lake · Campground Shoreline
Coordinates
49.8269° N, 125.6166° W
Location
Buttle Lake, Strathcona Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Public Access
Provincial park open year-round, lakeshore a short walk from Buttle Lake campground, about an hour west of Campbell River on Highway 28
About This Spot
This Buttle Lake print was made on the east shore at the north end of the lake, a short walk down from the Buttle Lake campground, looking south down the lake toward the peaks of the park's interior. The park is reached from Campbell River on Highway 28, about an hour's drive, and the campground sits beside the highway bridge at the lake's north end. The stumps appear from mid-summer into fall as BC Hydro draws the reservoir down, and they are under water again by spring. Evening light lands on the peaks at the far end after the near slopes have gone into shade.
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Three rooms shown for scale and tone, with the Drowned Forest of Buttle Lake print sized to suit each space. Use these as a reference for your own.
About the Prints
Ways this Drowned Forest of Buttle Lake print can live on your wall
HD Metal Print
The image is dye-sublimated into the coating of a ChromaLuxe aluminum panel, not printed on top. That's what gives a metal print its depth, its luminescence, and its longevity. Comes ready to hang on a hidden mount that floats it half an inch off the wall.
Acrylic Print
The image is face-mounted behind a 1/8-inch optically pure acrylic panel. The thickness adds depth, giving the print a slight glass-like quality where the image seems to sit just behind the surface. Polished edges, with a hidden mount on the back that floats the print half an inch off the wall.
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Based in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
30-day satisfaction guarantee
A reprint or store credit if the print isn't right.
Sizes & Pricing
All prices in CAD. Most orders ship within 5–7 business days.
| Size | Best for | Fine Art Matte Paper | HD Metal | Acrylic Non-Glare Print | Framed Print |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8×12" | Desk or shelf | $95 | — | — | — |
| 12×18" | Reading nook | $145 | $345 | $495 | $295 |
| 16×24" | Above a console | $245 | $445 | $595 | $445 |
| 20×30" | Above a sofa | $345 | $645 | $795 | $595 |
| 24×36" | Statement piece | $425 | $845 | $1,095 | $695 |
Dashes indicate sizes not currently offered in that finish. Contact us for custom requests.
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