#2807 "Dumoine Road to Grande Chute"

#2807 "Dumoine Road to Grande Chute"
7x5 inches oils on canvas panel

This is the Dumoine Road near Kilometre Eight headed toward the Grand Chute. Surprisingly, for a road destined to head toward the northwest, it made an abrupt turn to the east. The location of the rising sun was the immediate clue as to the direction of the compass. I decided to quickly paint the backlit forest and the sharp turn of the dusty road before the sun fully cleared the trees. I also wished to get off the road before the traffic increased too much - even though a Sunday morning should be fairly quiet. I stood on top of the moose tracks from the night before while I painted. 

Done like dinner...

CPAWS-Ottawa Valley has hosted DRAW Retreat for Artists since 2017. DRAW is a clever acronym for Dumoine River Art for Wilderness. I have attended every year except during COVID. There is no better cause. The goals are admirable and ones that I deeply share. The goal is ultimately to make a lasting difference like A.Y. Jackson and the Ontario Society of Artists did in the case of Killarney Provincial Park. The impacts of climate change are already being felt. There is no time for dithering. 

The Hatch of my Paint-Mobile

This is number fifteen 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