Red Roofs Canoe Lake Canvas Print

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This is number forty of forty-six in the Canoe Lake Paddle as numbered along the path of the paddle.

I had paddles south out of Sims Creek from the foot bridge in front of Camp Ahmek. This is a view of Chubby's Island that lies just offshore to the west of Camp Ahmek. The red roofs of the structures were striking and caught my eye. I think that I was looking northward. The location would have ben idyllic any time of the year. There was 25 metre deep water to the south surrounded by shoals. The fishing would have been very good.

The deformation zone bands of ever increasingly dark cloud stretched on the northern horizon. Some shafts of virga were also starting to waft earthward. The rain was getting closer.

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 addin...

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...