#1327 "Chantry Shore"

#1327 "Chantry Shore"
11x14. Started 1 pm Monday, August 19th, 2013.
Painting place in front of the
Imperial Tower at N44.48927 W81.40104. 

I was spending a week at the Southampton Art School in the summer of 1913. Two different classes ran back to back. It was fun!

      Looking north with my crew on a beautiful day!  

The afternoon sun directed us to paint looking northerly along the rocky shore of Chantry Island. Trees, rocks, flowers and birds were mixed in with the landscape. American-produced haze from Michigan provided the murky horizon within the marine inversion. Large particulates in the marine inversion dropped the visibility to maybe 6 miles and created a darker, mauve layer on the horizon. We were breathing that air but you couldn't readily taste the difference - the change in air masses was very gradual. The trick was to get the colours, values and intangible feel of the special place without drawing every leaf. It was a wonderful day at a special place at Chantry Light, Southampton. 

I wanted to capture the feeling of the place without painting every stone or blade of grass.  There is nothing like painting outside!

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Warmest regards and keep your paddle in the water,

Phil Chadwick