#2690 "Hangcliff Point"

#2690 "Hangcliff Point"
8x10 canvas oils

I have been to Hangcliff Point in Georgian Bay near Parry Sound. This view from the water would require a pontoon boat as a plein air painting platform. The water is much too deep for my field easel. As a result, this is a Singleton Studio painting with the music on loud. I was pretending to be on location. It was also far too hot to paint outside with the temperatures well into the thirties and the "feels-like" humidex values of forty Celsius plus. There were countless new all-time records for heat being set in North America. 

One of the interesting features of Hangcliff Point is the amazing tree growing from the crack in the point. There was minimal soil to support its growth. My friend observed that the tree "hasn’t grown much in 25 years". At least the tree is still alive. My friend used to take his kids fishing there and they usually caught something. 

This is the way that Hangcliff Point looked at sunrise on Saturday July 30th, 2022. The morning light can be golden. 

The body of water that gives the town its name was surveyed and named by Captain Henry Bayfield in the 19th century in honour of the Arctic explorer Sir William Edward Parry. In 1857, the modern townsite was established near the Ojibwa village of Wasauksing ("shining shore") at the mouth of the Seguin River. 

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Warmest regards and keep your paddle in the water,

Phil Chadwick