White Oak Shadows
by Phil Chadwick
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12.000 x 10.000 x 0.250 inches
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Title
White Oak Shadows
Artist
Phil Chadwick
Medium
Painting - Oil On Panel
Description
The white oak was planted by the Grade One or Grade Two class of the Leith School. Donald Gordon McKay (1899-2000) was in the class and remembered planting the tree (or acorn - I am not certain which it was). Gordon told this story to the Secretary of the Friends of Leith Church and my Tour Guide. Thus this particular white oak was planted around 1904 or 1905. It cast magnificent shadows toward Tom Thomson's grave stone. It is not that important that Tom wasn't buried there. Visitor's need a "touch stone" and the grave stone satisfies this purpose. People had left aluminum roofing nails, crow feathers, coins and even paint brushes. I left behind a very tired, old paint brush filled with cobalt blue paint - the same colour that Tom used to tint the "dove blue" colour of his canoe. I felt that it was appropriate. This is another slippery surface so the paint is lathered on rather thick.
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Comments (2)
Susan Esbensen
I love the rich deep tones in this painting Phil. The touches of white add depth and mystery!
Phil Chadwick replied:
You touched on hte mystery Susan... it was intended. The story was told how Tom Thomson was moved to this site but in truth, his body still lies at Canoe Lake. Thank you.
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