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Dimensions
Image:
8.00" x 6.50"
Mat Border:
2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
13.50" x 12.00"
Killbear Light Framed Print
by Phil Chadwick
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Killbear Light framed print by Phil Chadwick. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
Design Details
This is Killbear Light. The Killbear Lighthouse is not actually part of Killbear Provincial Park. It sits on a 3.5 acre parcel of land owned by the... more
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Artist's Description
This is Killbear Light. The Killbear Lighthouse is not actually part of Killbear Provincial Park. It sits on a 3.5 acre parcel of land owned by the Coast Guard. The first light was built in 1904 to help guide the grain ships, iron ore carriers, passenger ships and logging vessels into Parry Sound and Depot Harbour. The base of the light was a large acetylene gas canister that would be filled every spring and would last the shipping season. Filling the large acetylene canister was a risky business and in the spring of 1908 the Department of Transport ship "Pilot" tied up alongside the buoy at Ten Mile Point near Cameron Island (which is just to the southwest of Killbear, about 3 km from the Park). Seven crew members were on board when an explosion sunk the ship, killed the captain and blew some crew members into the icy April waters. The survivors rowed towards Parry Sound and they spent the night at Pratt's Dance Pavilion on Mowatt Island. After another explosion at the acetylene plant...
About Phil Chadwick
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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A Hillman
Great description and history...beautiful! Love the colors, light, shapes and reflections...so balanced and also free and spontaneous! l/f
Phil Chadwick replied:
So very kind of you Sunny. I continue to paint up a storm but soon must turn my attention to the walls of our home:>) I so value your insights and support!
Phil Chadwick replied:
And I have fun investigating the back stories as well. It is fun to learn! Thank you :>))