Westport Grist Mill Metal Print

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This was the third day of the First Westport Plein Air Painting Festival. The details are included below.

I revisted the Grist Mill. I started out by standing on the end of the floating dock. The wind picked up and it became more like trying to paint while riding a Brahma Bull. I retreated to terra firma at the entrance to the dock in order to paint he details in the painting. It was certainly an experience.

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...