Marble Morning
by Phil Chadwick
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Title
Marble Morning
Artist
Phil Chadwick
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
The Frontenac Axis connects the northern Canadian Shield with the Adirondack region. It is a vital biological corridor linking Adirondack Park with Algonquin Park. Singleton Lake is right in the middle of all of the action. We try to preserve this natural corridor the best we can within our little corner of paradise.
The marble ridges run northeast to southwest. Sedimentary limestone rock is transformed into marble by a lot of heat and/or pressure. The marble of the Frontenac Axis is commonly mistaken for granite. In fact the entire region has been taken for granted. The rock forming the shores of Singleton Lake is about 1.2 billion years old. At one time there was a lot of water and currents flowing around these marble ridges. The water level still fluctuates a lot as revealed by the etchings on the rock. Currently the water is the lowest that I have seen it.
I have painted this hunk of marble many times before including #1279 "Singleton Marble" and #1280 "Reflecting". Each painting is different with its own version of my impression of reality. In "Marble Morning" I wanted to remember a terrific paddle from November 8th, 2015. It was almost like summer. This image was taken on the way back home at 11:24 am.
The lines etched in the lichen on the marble record the large variations in the levels of Singleton Lake. There is one very old line that is also very high on the rock face. A water level this high would have caused a lot of flooding except at our place on Jim Day Rapids. The water would have been tearing through Jim Day for sure. The other and much lower lines reveal the more normal levels of Singleton Lake.
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