Japanese Miners of British Columbia

Here's a digital sketch I drew up of a painting I'll get to when I get some serious time back in my studio in Montreal. I'll be going on a two week bicycle trip to Boston in the next couple days.
The original photographic reference depicts Japanese miners in front of the tunnel of the Ikeda Bay Mine on Moresby Island. The photo is estimated to have been taken in the vicinity of 1915. Courtesy of the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre.

I'll post some photographs when I get to work on the painting...

...until then, enjoy: