Saugeen Range Light Canvas Print

This is the fourth demonstration painting done for "Wind, Waves and Weather" on Thursday June 1st. We were set up on the south bank of the Saugeen River and I looked out toward the range light. I explained the reflection and refraction of light on waves among many other things. Plein air can be magical when you get into the creative zone. There is nothing between you and your subject. The world is three dimensional and there is still a chance that effect will get into your painting. Working from something flat, has a larger probability of remaining flat.

It was another great day with the class.

After I gave "Art and Weather" to the "Shoreline Artists" group and after that, while standing in the library getting a month library card, I met Valdy. He invited me to his cottage for a visit.

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...