One of Thousands
by Phil Chadwick
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Title
One of Thousands
Artist
Phil Chadwick
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
The strongest cold front had still not passed through so I decided to enjoy the last of the balmy weather. The temperatures were plus 6 Celsius as I set up my easel looking east from the old Protestant Cemetery. Geese and ducks were still along the shallow shoreline. The wind had dropped considerably… but it was also getting dark. I worked quickly until it was black. Standing on the edge of a cemetery in the dark can be spooky. I felt that I had extra hands holding the brushes.
The title makes reference that the granite island in front of me was just one of thousands that comprise the famous Thousand Islands. There are actually 1,864 islands in the archipelago that straddles the Canada–US border in the Saint Lawrence River as it emerges from the northeast corner of Lake Ontario. They stretch for about 80 km downstream from Kingston, Ontario.
The 1,864 islands range in size from over 40 square miles to smaller islands occupied by a single residence, or uninhabited outcroppings of rocks that are only home to migratory waterfowl. To count as one of the Thousand Islands, emergent land within the river channel must have at least one square foot of land above water level year-round, and support at least two living trees. This is Harvey Island in the painting.
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October 12th, 2016
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