Tranquil Shore Canvas Print

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This quiet scene was near Bayswater, Nova Scotia during fog season in June 1978. I was intrigued by the reflections, the refractions and the fog. The coastal highway was just over the hill. The tide was out but the advection fog was in.

We were exploring our adopted province every chance we had. Nova Scotia was truly beautiful and unique. I was still learning lots about how the weather really worked... especially fog.

I would have painted this in the guest bedroom on the southwest corner of our apartment in the Woodlawn Mall area of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. My studio was in the extreme corner and the sewing area on the opposite wall when guests were not visiting.

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...