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by Phil Chadwick
$28.00
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This is the next in the series of iconic Canadian art and how that inspiration might appear with the impacts of global warming. This is Tom Thomsons... more
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This is the next in the series of iconic Canadian art and how that inspiration might appear with the impacts of global warming. This is Tom Thomsons Boats from 1916. I have painted the same inspiration on a slightly different shape of canvas. The boats are now high and dry on green grass and the little water that remains is in the distance. Dropping water levels have already begun in the Great Lakes basin. Increased evapouration with higher temperatures and perhaps more irrigation are the main causes for these drops. The rainfall is about the same or even a bit more but that rainfall comes in intense but sporadic episodes that produce more runoff in between the longer droughts. The water just doesn't stick around.
The title is fairly obvious with the positioning of the boats a long way from the water. The name also links to my favourite Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot and his song of the same name.
You might notice the embellishment of my signature. The leg on the k is a sma...
I paint outside - nothing between my eyes and the inspiration. That special connectivity gets into the pigments and you quickly realize that we are all stewards of the land, privileged to appreciate its beauty during our lifetime but responsible for leaving the environment better off for the future and all inhabitants... Phil was born and raised along the St. Lawrence of Ontario, Canada and studied at Queens University as a nuclear physicist. A meteorologist for Environment Canada for 35 years, Phil specializes in severe weather and training. Remote sensing is his forte - you might want to see a tornado before you die... but not just before you die! He has farmed, raised bees, written books and articles, lectured and instructed...
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Theresa Campbell
Really like this! L/F/Shared!
Phil Chadwick replied:
Thank you so much Theresa. It is a Tom Thomson composition that I modified to reflect the impacts of climate change on the landscape.
Elizabeth Dow
This is so beautiful!
Phil Chadwick replied:
Thank you Elizabeth... this is a Tom Thomson composition and I just transposed it into the world modified by climate change.