#2958 "Summer at Point Paradise"

#2958 "Summer at Point Paradise"  
14 x 18 by 7/8 depth cradled smooth panel (inches)
Started 11:00 am Sunday, June 29th, 2025

I decided to revisit the western tip of our Singleton property and the weathered remains of the "Grenville Mountains". Those rocky ridges were nearly 30,000 feet tall about 1000 Ma ago and rivalled the current Himalayas.  This view, looking almost straight north, captured the late summer colours of the Carolinian forest on Point Paradise. Some trees were starting to show their autumn colours. The shoreline trees display autumn colours earlier than most, a result of the limited soil on the ancient marble.

This image of Point Paradise with the fishing boat was taken by my good friend John Verburg. It was still hot and humid outside, so the Studio called to me.  I also employed similar photos that I had taken from my canoe for reference. 

I charge right into most paintings with the brush. 

The "toothless" feel of the gessoed, cradled panels was necessary for the loosening-up process in preparation for some fun plein air weather paintings. Just a few brushstrokes are employed to lay the paint on thick, wet on very wet. Art needs to be fun - painting with pools and swirls of oil and pure colour is the answer. My Dad built the stretcher bars, and I aspire to use every one of them before I am done.

I have painted this characteristic point before. 

The lengthening nights and drying crops provided both the cooler temperatures and moisture conducive to radiational fog. The air cooled over the land drains to lower elevations by dawn and chills the moist air over the lake. Mist is the result. A thick layer of stratus overhead had formed under the associated radiational inversion. The weather makes late summer a special time of year, as the lakes are as warm as they will ever get, making swimming quite wonderful. 

A fishing boat was out in the shallow bay. That is a favourite spot for fishermen pursuing both bass and pike. 

I used two studio palettes to keep my colours clean. My brushes are always in a state of some neglect. Oh my...

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Warmest regards and keep your paddle in the water,

Phil Chadwick