#2939 "March Weather at Singleton"

#2939 "March Weather at Singleton" 
8x10 inches oils on canvas
Started Saturday, March 29th, 2025

It was almost nice enough around midday to paint outside if I kept out of the easterly cold conveyor belt being drawn into the approaching low. I decided just to take a couple of photos instead and went back inside the Studio. Oh my... more freezing rain was on the way.

I gave the turkeys a bonus serving of whole corn, which is their favourite. The birds all had shards of ice still sticking to their feathers. The little birds were enjoying the sunflower seeds provided in the double-cage feeder. The dual wood bin and pet carrier system kept the squirrels and larger birds from crashing their party. I painted beside them for a while outside. 

The ice accumulation from the freezing rain overnight Friday was impressive, with at least 10 mm of ice on horizontal surfaces. Vertical surfaces had just a bit less, but it showed how supercooled the water droplets had been. They froze instantly on contact. 

The water vapour imagery reveals the pulses of moisture and energy rippling along the quasistationary front draped across southern Ontario. These patterns are more common due to a weaker jet stream. 

The freezing rain on Saturday night added another 5 mm of ice to surfaces. The tremulous cracking of tree limbs was followed by crashing sounds as they plummeted to the ground. I would wait to inspect the damage to the forest. Such an adventure would be unwise and unsafe during the tail end of the ice storm. 

I had to move my easel outside in order to see the light. The freezing rain was light and missed me if I stood in the lee of the Studio outbuilding. The colours came alive in the weather, and I was able to save what I was unhappy about inside. 

This current freezing rain event brought back many memories of my involvement in the 1998 Ice Storm. That event lasted almost 5 days. 

Safe and warm with multiple palettes on the go inside the Singleton Studio. 

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 

PS... Weather and climate are important... and both are changing with Global Warming. This was a huge and life-changing event for portions of areas around Barrie and west across southern Ontario into Michigan.