Dumoine Convection on the Southern Horizon
by Phil Chadwick
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Title
Dumoine Convection on the Southern Horizon
Artist
Phil Chadwick
Medium
Painting - Oil On Panel
Description
Large, dramatic clouds dominate the sky over a dark green treeline by a calm body of water. The swirling patterns in the clouds suggest a dynamic and possibly stormy atmosphere.
I had a smooth panel that I thought would be fun for a mid-afternoon skyscape. I set up my easel in the shade of the shoreline white cedar tree which I had painted earlier. Panels that have no "tooth" to grab the oils encourage the artist to be perhaps more painterly. The oils are easy to turn into mud on a slippery surface. This encourages the artist to resist the urge to overwork a canvas. Simply lay the right colours in and leave them alone. Move on...
Some convection was developing on the southern horizon along the surface warm front. The towering cumulus clouds were fueled by the warm and moist airmass. The cells were tipped over by the southwesterly winds aloft.
There was a stable layer at higher levels that supported gravity waves. These cloud bands confirmed the southwesterly winds aloft. The stable layer was the warm frontal surface. If we knew the height of that front above the Dumoine, we could estimate the location of the surface front to the south. The slope of a warm frontal surface is typically 1 in 200. This means that if the gravity wave clouds in the stable layer were 1 to 2 kilometres above John's Cabin, the warm front would be about 200 to 400 kilometres away to the south.
This is number thirty-four of thirty-five paintings I completed en plein air at CPAWS DRAW 2024. It was a wonderful experience with a terrific group of people. https://cpaws-ov-vo.org/draw-retreat-artists/ A portion of sales from this endeavour will go to support CPAW and keep the 'wild' in the wilderness.
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October 29th, 2024
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Comments (5)
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, on Featured Painting, in ‘Ontario Canada’, homepage group, of Fine Art America!
A Hillman
Fabulous brushwork and colors! L/F
Phil Chadwick replied:
A smooth and slippery surface forces one to lay the colours in and leave them alone… otherwise mud results! Thank you my friend 👨🏻🎨😊
Antonis Meintanis
Wonderful Great painting artwork !! very beautiful color tones and textures !!👍fav 👌Best and creative wishes !👌👌
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