Tim River - Algonquin Wood Print

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After completing #1065 "Ottawa Watershed", I went to the east side of the lane and painted looking eastward down the Tim River. The bull frogs were still booming and one nearby individual was especially loud and probably successful. He made me "start" more than once. Lawrence Nickle took notice of his loud voice as well.
I started this effort around 11 am while the trees were still in shadow and the wind in the valley was fitfully calm. The water surface was smooth and black during a lull in the breeze but was slightly rippled and reflected the sky whenever a fit of wind worked its way through the valley. The calm and flat surface reflected the dark trees of the far shore of the lake.
There were many moose tracks in the sand. Canoeist friends of mine from Red Horse Lake had seen a bull moose when they started their canoe trip three days previous. They had come out a day early because of the rainy forecast. That is why everyone needs their own meteorologist on every excursion. I...

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...