#2874 "Lone Dumoine Canoeist Under Dark Virga"

#2874 "Lone Dumoine Canoeist Under Dark Virga"
Oils on burnt sienna oil-tinted commercial canvas panel
 - 5 (height) X 7 (width) and 1/4 profile (inches).
Started 10:00 am Wednesday, July 31st, 2024
from very near N46.459331 W77.767969. 

After completing #2873 "Dumoine Trippers under a Cumulus Sky", I simply grabbed another canvas and stayed in the artistic zone. I barely missed a brushstroke as I continued to record weather observations. 

The clouds were becoming much more convective. The surface temperature had already reached its maximum. Moist air parcels warmed by the ground were rising like hot air balloons. The contents of this rising air current were condensing into clouds at the Lifted Condensation Level (The base of the clouds commonly referred to as the Deck). The turbulent atmosphere twisted the descending, dark tendrils of virga that extended toward the ground from the dark base of a towering cumulus. 

A shred of cumulus SCUD (Scattered Cumulus Under Deck) formed rapidly perhaps spurred on by the rush of air provided by the collision of the downdraft with the virga and the ground. The SCUD only lasted a few minutes. The small cloud droplets formed in the turbulent updraft caught the sun for a few seconds and were lit up into a brilliant white. 

I am not certain who the lone canoeist was in the red canoe but they appeared to be following in the wake of the Dumoine Trippers. I employed the same toothpick of power to include the canoe and occupant as they came into view. The canoes on the beach in front of John's Cabin had not moved. 

This is number eleven of thirty-five paintings I completed en plein air at CPAWS DRAW 2024. It was a wonderful experience with a terrific group of people. A portion of sales from this endeavour will go to support CPAW and keep the 'wild' in the wilderness. 

For this and much more art, click on Pixels or go straight to the Collections. Here is the new Wet Paint 2024 Collection. Here is the link to the CPAWS DRAW Collection. 

I was still painting from my water-based position in order to frustrate the ankle-biting flies.

Warmest regards and keep your paddle in the water,

Phil Chadwick