Long Reach Woodland Crick
by Phil Chadwick
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Title
Long Reach Woodland Crick
Artist
Phil Chadwick
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
The sound of the spring melt water led me to this little stream just inland from the shore of Long Reach. I was out for an early morning paddle in my canoe. There were almost no banks to the tiny woodland stream so I used the unusual word "crick" to describe it. I have used this word frequently and apparently it originates from the United States as an alternative for a creek. The word is more commonly used to describe a painful, usually sudden stiffness in the muscles of the neck or back. I get those as well.
It was a mild spring morning and the sun cast a dappled light across the scene interrupted by the diffuse shadows of the trees that comprised the forest. My goal was to paint the colours of the water and the shadows in the filtered morning light without delving to photographic realism. My other goal was to take a break from the large canvas on my easel and think about something else. I tried to keep the scene alive with the motion of the brush strokes, the colours and the tones. Art needs to be fun overflowing with joy and life.
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March 11th, 2022
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A Hillman
The colors in this one are stunning and so rich...love the diagonal composition and wonderful abstraction here...gorgeous, Phil Chadwick! L/F/Pinterest
Phil Chadwick replied:
This was all about fun and trying something different and controlling the eye of the viewer.. Thank you Sunny :>))