Little Wapomeo Youth T-Shirt

This is number seventeen in the Canoe Lake Paddle as numbered along the path of the paddle. I paddled for a full five minutes after #1851 "Spruce Island". But I did not travel far. This is the southwestern edge of the southern tip of Little Wapomeo Island. The distant land is "Mowat" on the northwestern shore of Canoe Lake. The boat house and dock have been moved around over the years - probably by the ice. The cottage looked comfortable. What a great place to spend time in any part of the year.

The feel of the painting is a strong function of the smooth but textured surface, the bold strokes and the aging oils. I was still working with the original palette of paint from several weeks before. Some of the oils were getting gooey. I was just adding new pigments as I needed them. Waste not, want not... I used a lot of paint on this small and very slippery surface. I simply laid the oils in and tried to leave them alone - continued stroking of the paint would turn the oils into m...

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...