I decided to remain in the shade of the friendly willow tree. In 2015 this boat house was the subject of #1460 "Green Door B & B". This day I decided to only paint the white door. The changing water levels were recorded in the stained paint. The metal roof was rusted and probably starting to leak. The walls were rusty as well. The future did not look bright for the Green Door B & B.
The waves from passing boats and jet skis would refract around the corner of the building occasionally leaving those ringed ripples which I included in the painting.
A muskrat played in the shallows in front of me while I painted. A furtive mink also came by. The ladies painting near me called them all otters. It was a beautiful day even as Hurricane Dorian chewed up the east coast of North America.
Barriefield White Door won one of the three awards! Congratulations!!! Our juror this year was Michele La Rose, and here's what she had to say:
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Phil Chadwick: Barriefield White Door
This little jewel has made an unassuming subject quite special indeed. Phil has taken the ordinary and made it extraordinary through effective cropping and a fine overall composition. It also feels like a pure abstraction to me, an important element in any style of art. It has a wonderful use of colour and pattern, a strong use of contrast in colour and value, and a lightness of touch that is commendable.
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