#2918 "Chikanishing Horizon"

#2918 "Chikanishing Horizon" 
 11x14 inches oils on canvas
Started January 22nd, 2025
in the Singleton Studio.

The photos were taken by my friend Cam as he hiked the Chikanishing Trail of Killarney Provincial Park in September 2024. I had wanted to accompany Cam but other constraints prevented that adventure. pressing family issues dictated otherwise. I had hiked and painted in Killarney many times and would have loved to do it again. Maybe next year...

I had painted the unnamed island on a previous trip to Killarney. While painting #0843 "Chikanishing Creek Meets Georgian Bay" I had stood on a higher vantage and painted that island looking down at it through the forest canopy. A hiker had taken some pictures of me while I painted and kindly forwarded them to me afterwards. I was in the artistic zone and unaware that there was anyone else in the world let alone walking the Chikanishing Trail. I am indebted to those photographers. I am seldom in any pictures while I paint. Thank you. 

I was paddling in Killarney with my father-in-law in the fall of 2006. I made the time to paint the unnamed island from another perspective from the other side of Chikanishing Creek. That painting, #0844 "Wind Blown" (above) and many of my other Killareny-inspired works are dispersed with the wind in North America. 

Now back to the inspiration from September 2024. Google Earth facilitates locating the painting location and the features interpreted in the art.

It was a wonderful wintry day at Singleton but I painted in the Studio because of the windchill. Life is good. 

For this and much more art, click on Pixels or go straight to the Collections. Here is the new Wet Paint 2024 Collection. Best wishes for a happy and healthy 2025. 

Warmest regards and keep your paddle in the water,

Phil Chadwick