#2893 "Morning Fog Lifting over Pincushion Island"

#2893 "Morning Fog Lifting over Pincushion Island"
Oils on canvas panel 8 X 10 (inches).
Started 7:50 am Saturday, August 3rd, 2024
from very near N46.466828 W77.768075.

 Photo from my canoe at 07:57 am 

The sun had cleared the forest and forced me to turn my gaze to the west away from the blinding glare. I was still just floating around in my canoe being directed by the gyre.

I simply pushed my canoe back from the sandy shore and into the cyclonic eddy. I allowed the gentle current to decide what I would paint. I went with that flow and did another view of Pincushion Island. This time the fog had lifted and I could see John's Cabin and the white birch trees that lined the shore. At one time, a thick fog hung over the hill behind the cabin and that was when I locked in that portion of the scene. 

At 7:50 am the fog was thick overhead and the scene was quite dark. The lighting was changing by the minute which can add a lot to the plein air experience. 

The location of painting #2893 and the yellow star is actually a 50-foot-long arc - a portion 
of that part of the cyclonic gyre that drifted my canoe. 

This is number thirty of thirty-five paintings I completed en plein air at CPAWS DRAW 2024. 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 CPAW and keep the 'wild' in the wilderness. 

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Warmest regards and keep your paddle in the water,

Phil Chadwick