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Resting on the Old Dock

18 x 24

acrylic on canvas  

Patrolling the Old Trail

32" x 40"

acrylic on board

Misty Morning Paddle

32" x 40"

acrylic on board

Resting on the Old Dock

Is one of my favorite paintings. This is how our dock looked before it was fixed up. This scene is early in the morning when the sun is filtering into the bay and burning off the mist on Longbow Lake Ontario. 

Patrolling the Old Trail:

I live in the Manitoba Interlake region, north of Winnipeg. We are on the southern range of the timber wolves, they do visit, but rarely and their tracks often tell an interesting story. The scenery shown here is from the east side of our property. The early morning light is fleeting. In order to get it just right (my camera just didn't do it justice) I had to drag this painting out just before sunrise each morning and then try and make colour samples to get each area just right, in the few minutes the light was right. I'm not usually a morning person, especially when the temperature is below zero. But I was finally happy with the results.

Early Morning Paddle:

We spend a lot of time in the shield country east of Kenora, Ontario, often going on backcountry canoe trips. There is something almost spiritual about being on the water early in the morning in the gently rising mist.