Serpent Rock on the Dumoine
by Phil Chadwick
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4.380 x 6.000 x 0.250 inches
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Title
Serpent Rock on the Dumoine
Artist
Phil Chadwick
Medium
Painting - Oil On Panel
Description
The mist over the Dumoine had almost lifted. The moisture from the overnight rain had been converted to overcast stratus. The lighting was great for another view from the bridge over the Grande Chute. The characteristic rock outcrop in the lower centre of this painting marked the upstream side of an excellent swimming pool. Becky Mason thought that the middle portion of the outcrop looked like the head of a plant eating dinosaur. The megalosaurus was a meat eating predator but seemed appropriate as well..
The megalosaurus was discovered in England and was the first dinosaur to be named. Surgeon and geologist James Parkinson identified some fossilized remains as being from a reptile. He named it 'Megalosaurus', which means 'great lizard'. This was in 1824 almost twenty years before Sir Richard Owen invented the word 'dinosaur'. Megalosaurus was around 9 metres (30 ft.) in length and weighed around 1 metric tonne. It stood on two legs and was a predator. It lived in the middle Jurassic Period.
Becky Mason and I swam there after this painting was completed. Becky could hear the peregrine falcons but my ears could no longer hear that high pitched sound. The rocky cliffs were perfect habitat for the peregrines.
These little rough panels are really hard on the brushes. They are fun though.
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October 9th, 2018
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Comments (1)
A Hillman
OH the colors! Brilliant!
Phil Chadwick replied:
Plein air works best for me A. Although I love the music in the studio and the lack of biting bugs, ... the colours and light are best outside. Thank you so much!