Dumoine Grande Chute Campfire
by Phil Chadwick
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Title
Dumoine Grande Chute Campfire
Artist
Phil Chadwick
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
This was Day Five of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS http://www.cpaws-ov-vo.org/) supported DRAW (Dumoine River Art for Wilderness) 2019. We were all eco-artists trying to assist with the awareness of the importance of wilderness in modern society.
Don Smith would have certainly used this campsite for sure. The roar of the Dumoine as it pitched over the lip of the Grande Chute and down into the canyon would have been constant. The sound of the cascade muffles everything else and would certainly result in the deepest of sleeps possible.
Don was a canoeist and high school teacher who had the small business "Valley Ventures-Deep River" leading Dumoine trips. Those canoe adventures would have exposed many to the beauty of the Dumoine and the importance of the wilderness. Nature has a calming and healing influence on all who take the time to bask in the splendour. There was a sign in memory of Don Smith on the next outcropping down from this campsite. There were also some sticks in the fireplace all ready to start. Considerate campers typically leave behind a supply of dry wood for the next traveller. We always did. We also always packed out any garbage that might have been left behind. I made a couple of bucks in beer cans from this Dumoine Paint Out. Art does pay...
I had to get out of the August sun and paint in the shadows. I thought the quiet campfire would be fun. There was no heat coming from it. The large boulders around the camp had been smoothed and rolled into place by the huge current of the Dumoine in flood stage.
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October 4th, 2019
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Comments (1)
A Hillman
Rich colors and great light and textures...what an elegant treatment of the boulders and the tree trunks...such great bold brushwork and no fussing...I really appreciate the way you just put in what is necessary with minimal details...the color sculpts everything so perfectly! Love it! Fantastic and gorgeous scene of freshness and nature's perfect beauty. You sure had a fruitful trip and the results are beautiful, Mr. Chadwick of Plein Air! L/F
Phil Chadwick replied:
Thank you so much Sunny... yes, nature inspires me so much - as it does most people. We need to protect it. I value your comments so much Sunny!