The Copse
by Phil Chadwick
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Title
The Copse
Artist
Phil Chadwick
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Official definition of a rather rare word that I use frequently: "A thicket of small trees or shrubs; a coppice." Painting 1033 is a blow-up of this plein air sketch - I liked it so much that I think it deserved a larger format.
It was warm at 18 Celsius and I had to paint in the shade. The blue bird sky was absolutely clear. I can’t take the sun anymore so I set up in the shade. I almost never paint looking into the sun but I placed a large tree between the sun and my eyes so it still worked.
This is one of my favourite places to paint. The copse of trees, shadows and fallen fence create lines that I enjoy. The copse was composed of basswood and maple trees all intertwined on the slope of the hill. The family Chesapeake loved this place as well. I spoke to her when I finished painting - it was a simple, spontaneous reflex. The title for this painting is in her honour.
The weather turned dramatically as I finished stroking. A cold north wind blew in with overcast skies. I finished just in time!
This painting was selected for the Oak Ridges Moraine Book. The Connecting with Nature, Oak Ridges Moraine art book received the 2009 Moraine Hero Award for demonstrating remarkable efforts in protecting the Oak Ridges Moraine.
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Comments (2)
Susan Esbensen
A beautiful stampede of color and brushwork Phil.. The mint green gains a noticeable foothold as it races towards the pumpkin hill and soft cool sky!
Kate Stewart
Just spent half an hour writing a comment. Why did it eat it? Growl....This is def. one of your more accomplished pieces, Phil. The colors are delightfully, and I'm sure realistically, blended so that it conveys the genuine pleasure of a good eye and nature meeting. How you stand out in all that cold and manage this I will never understand. The finished work is another story, and this one tells its' tale beautifully! Thank you for sharing. I hope my ramble about 'copse' shows up. You are wise to keep using the word. They certainly do in England.
Phil Chadwick replied:
Howdy Cuz :>)) Yes it was 18 Celsius so for a spring day, that is like summer. The grass was growing... all was well with the world. I did see the story about the word "copse"... very informative and I enjoyed reading it Kate! Yes, I feel this is one of my better works but I can't explain how or why it happened. It is a favourite place for sure. I think that luck has something to do with it. I painted today as well... a series of 34 paintings from Canoe Lake where Tom Thomson hung out. I found it very inspiring. They are studio pieces as I was canoeing at the time and didn't have my painting gear. Thank you for you ongoing support Kate!
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