#3021 "Northern Map Daisy"

#3021 "Northern Map Daisy" 
10 x 8 inches. Oils on canvas panel.
Started 8:30 am Tuesday, June 16th, 2026.

The artful dodger of a Northern Map Turtle was still admiring #3020 "June Daisy". The weather was delicious, with the wind keeping the biting bugs at bay. Wishing to make the most of a very pleasant plein air day, I grabbed another plein air kit and painted #3021 "Northern Map Daisy", named after the inspirational turtle.

The two painting locations were only 15 feet apart on the other side of the wood oven. My treatment of the large patch of daisies was distinctly different. Vive la différence. I charged that little panel with abandon and had some fun. 

The turtles continued coming. A large snapping turtle had visited the sand pit we had put in place years before. That large nest was protected with improvised materials. I used a wood palette to cover the large area. A snapping turtle like that could lay thirty eggs. We had seen that happen a few times before. These turtle eggs would at least have a chance.

 

Only about 1 in 1,000 sea turtle eggs survive to adulthood. The odds are even tougher for some freshwater species. Snapping turtles can have survival rates as low as 1 in 1,400. The vast majority of hatchlings are lost to natural predators and environmental hazards in their first few days of life.

Perhaps that is why we have an abundance of turtles at Singleton ... we give them a chance. 

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Warmest regards, and keep your paddle in the water,

Phil Chadwick