#2794 "Dumoine Hidden Waterfall"

#2793 "Foggy Morning on the Dumoine Road"
10x8 inches oils on a smooth panel

It was 8 am Thursday, August 3rd on the first morning of CPAWS Dumoine DRAW 2023. I had one painting done in the "plein air can", so I moved a little bit toward the east. The new vantage was looking across the outflow of a little stream into the pond on the north side of the Dumoine Road. My view was toward the north-northwest and I could hear but not see the waterfall that created that stream. A pair of wood ducks had been along the shore during the painting of #2793 "Foggy Morning on the Dumoine Road" but I had not noticed them. They suddenly became startled as I started the next painting and burst from cover almost from under my feet. 

Almost standing in the marsh... but
continually walking back and forth to
measure the progress, the tones and
textures and colours.

The water skaters covered the calm water of the pond making it look like it was always sprinkling rain. I bet the resident trout made a few of those skaters disappear. 

The winds were southwesterly creating the necessary conditions for the late afternoon severe convection. The increasing heat and humidity would fuel some dangerous thunderstorms. 

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is Canada's pre-eminent, national community-based voice for public wilderness protection. The Ottawa Valley Chapter of CPAWS (CPAWS-OV) works to protect public lands in the Ottawa River Watershed of Quebec and Ontario – an area twice the size of the province of New Brunswick. Established in 1969 when a group of concerned citizens learned about major development plans for Gatineau Park, the Chapter has since become involved in many issues of wilderness protection in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. 

This is the second of twenty-seven paintings I completed en plein air at CPAWS DRAW 2023. 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 CPWAS and keep the wild in the wilderness.  

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Warmest regards and keep your paddle in the water,

Phil Chadwick