#2867 "Dumoine Cabin Across the Foggy Flatwater"

#2867 "Dumoine Cabin Across the Foggy Flatwater"
8x10 oils on stretched canvas started
7 am Tuesday, July 30th, 2024
from very near N46.466358 W77.766306.

The Dumoine was still very quiet after completing #2866 "Foggy July Dumoine Sunrise at the Trippers Camp" so I just turned my gaze toward John's Cabin. John and crew would soon be up and getting ready for the artists expected to arrive that afternoon.

I named the small island to the right "Pincushion" for lack of any knowledge of what monicker might have already been applied. The pines sticking out of the small mound of rock looked a bit like a pin cushion to me although I suspect few people use those items much anymore. 

The fog banks were wafting around the widening of the Dumoine River altering my composition by the minute. Patches of blue sky above foretold the hot and sunny day that was in store when the fog fully lifted. There was a lot of moisture in the air mass and abundant fuel for convection. 

Afternoon and evening thunderstorms would certainly develop. I was on dishwashing duty that evening after the full group of twenty or more artists arrived. The washing station was set up under the lip of the cabin's metal roof. There were no eavestrofs as should be expected on any remote cabin. Water gushed off the roof in sheets of chilly spray thoroughly rinsing the cleaned dishes and us as well. I was soaked but thankfully was still wearing my summer wardrobe of T-shirt and swimming trunks. 

This is the fourth of thirty-five paintings I completed en plein air at CPAWS DRAW 2024. It was a wonderful experience with a terrific group of people. https://cpaws-ov-vo.org/draw-retreat-artists/ A portion of sales from this endeavour will go to support CPAW and keep the 'wild' in the wilderness.  

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Warmest regards and keep your paddle in the water,

Phil Chadwick