Hackett's Cove Memories
by Phil Chadwick
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Title
Hackett's Cove Memories
Artist
Phil Chadwick
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
We arrived in Nova Scotia 1977 as my first posting with the Atmospheric Environment Service was Canadian Forces Base Shearwater, CYAW. Nova Scotia was a great place to learn about the weather and meteorology. Fog was the great humbler that always arrived just when you thought you might be starting to learn something. We frequently travelled Route 333 with visitors and spent the day exploring the coves and craft shops. The day trip also took us to many painting places along the South Shore. We made a great many new friends along Route 333.
Hackett's Cove is one of the many small ports along the South Shore's Route 333. Hackett's Cove is situated southwest of Glen Margaret and south of Woodens River. A Google search describes it as "Hackett's Cove is a rural community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on the Chebucto Peninsula. The community is home to radio transmitter maker Nautel Ltd." That Internet description does not do the community justice. There was a lot of painting material at Hackett's. The paintings of Hackett's Cove in this series do not even scratch the beautiful surface.
The timing of this image would have been the spring of 1985 just before we moved back to Upper Canada in the summer of that year. I had a career change to become an Instructor in the Training Branch of the Atmospheric Environment Service. My research in satellite and remote sensing applications was catching on.
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Comments (4)
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, your amazing painting is Featured, in the RED MAPLE GALLERY, homepage group, of Fine Art America!
Murray Rudd
Congratulations on being featured in the FAA Group 'Art of Atlantic Canada.' To ensure your feature remains available over time, post your featured image(s) in the Group's 'Thanks for the Feature / Image Archive.' l/f and p if you allow pinning (www.pinterest.ca/tendrelimages/art-of-atlantic-canada/)
A Hillman
Yes, Ken is right on...fantastic and so painterly...great scene and wonderful backstory...the palette is exquisite and the brushwork and composition just perfect...LOVE IT! Fresh and gorgeous!
Phil Chadwick replied:
The strength of a Studio piece is that the unlimited time allows one the luxury of pondering and planning each stroke of colour... which is also the greatest weakness. Plein air forces me to just charge ahead and let "The Force" guide your hand and the brush. I like them both but must admit to preferring the Studio when the wind chill is minus 20 or the biting bugs are dominant. Thank you so very much Sunny.
Ken Pollard
I will never forget my first view of Phil Chadwick's stunning painting of Hackett's Cove.
Phil Chadwick replied:
This is very high praise Ken and it has inspired me and touched me. Thank you my friend. I have been painting in oils since 1967 and ther are still things to learn.