A Penticton artist has a painting with a Canadian sovereignty theme.

Jan Crawford香蕉视频直播檚 painting, Preserving the Canadian Maple, features maple leaves in a canning jar.

She said the painting is part of a new series on preserving Canada香蕉视频直播檚 identity.

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Crawford, who has been painting for the past three decades, said the leaves in the jar represent Canada's identity with diversity. A single red maple leaf emerging at the top of the jar is the focal point of the painting, she said.

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The 2018 painting, in acrylic, measures 71 by 97 centimetres. 

Crawford is a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. Her works have been exhibited at Canada House Gallery and Hambleton Galleries.