Singleton South Shore Paddle
by Phil Chadwick
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Title
Singleton South Shore Paddle
Artist
Phil Chadwick
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
This painting is from an October 2021 reconnaissance paddle of Singleton Lake, checking on the welfare of the two loon chicks. The water was a mirror and the reflections reached out from the shore to envelope and embrace my canoe. The depth of the colours were what interested me most.
I have always been in love with the canoe. For me, the quiet, unobtrusive canoe is more about romance than that other Canadian qualification some people refer too. The silent stroke of the paddle in a secluded lake surrounded by nature is as close to paradise as Canadians can get. Courting canoes were designed for stylish leisure and affairs of the heart and I remember those days fondly after almost fifty years. There is something about being out in a canoe that connects the occupants to each other as well as nature and the landscape.
I carved my favourite paddle out of a mahogany plank when we still had Watershed Farm in Schomberg. The voyageur design has a very long blade and the edges are knife-sharp for Canadian stroking. There is an arborite splice in the bottom of the paddle to overcome any split in the wood. I think of my wood -working friend every time I pick up my paddle. I was reading the series of books by Bill Mason at the time and painted "water walker" within the water of the decoration on my paddle.
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February 14th, 2022
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Comments (3)
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, your amazing painting is Featured, in ONTARIO CANADA, homepage group, of Fine Art America!
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, your amazing painting is Featured, in the RED MAPLE GALLERY, homepage group, of Fine Art America!
A Hillman
Another masterpiece! Love the reflections and the colors! L/F/Pinterest
Phil Chadwick replied:
These memories will become more valuable with time even if they remain only memories. I can hear the canoe drifting across the lake and the gentle dip of the paddle... Thank you Sunny.