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I decided to try to paint during a quiet moment of the "Open Gallery" at the Algonquin Art Centre. I was attracted by the vigourous cumulus cloud. It got busy and I ended up painting the cumulus fractus after 6 PM. A couple came and stayed and stayed and strayed... I think they enjoyed witnessing the painting process first hand. The cumulus fractus even kind of spelled my name at one point in the afternoon.

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...