The Chalk River

 

Sundown on Mietz Road

A ‘quick and dirty’ sketch at the end of an afternoon painting in Renfrew County. It got dark before I could refine the shapes but I was happy with the color mixes. 

High Meadows

One day it’s fall, the next day it’s winter. 

Brunham Road

A view across the fields from Brunham Road. 

Black Spruce and Clouds

Cloud study. 

Mietz Road, November

Birch and Balsam

Catching the first snow on my garden. Even the most hardy perennials have their leaves frozen after three nights of hard frost.  

Off Barron Canyon Road

Cold water!

The Little White Pine

A painting from the Maynooth Plien Air workshop given by a very fine Canadian painter, Robert Strickland. 

Sullivan Lake

 

One of the many beautiful lakes in our area just before sundown. 

On Rahn’s Road

A quick painting done just before a rain shower.  

Moonrise and Pink Cloud

The Pumphouse at Lempke Lake

Fall Landscape

A cloudy day with glimpses of sunlight, the Laurentians in the distance. 

Sumac’s at Nadine’s Bush

A new place to paint very near home, Nadine’s Bush

Sunday Morning, Papineau Creek

This beautiful spot on the Papineau Creek at Maynooth offered so many great painting opportunities that it was difficult to choose which composition to paint. I chose this view because I loved how the sunlight shone through some of the foliage with a beautiful warm yellow light and reflected off other spots harmonizing the whole scene. It was quiet and blissful and I was accompanied by some wonderful painters, Robert Strickland, who led the workshop, and my longtime painting buddies, Marina Laliberte and Sue Simington. 

Abandoned Railway Line

Painted on a cold, gusty, late Saturday afternoon when the sun came out for a brief visit. 

Forest Road

A favorite painting spot only a few miles from home

Petawawa River at the Catwalk

This small study was painted late afternoon in August,  the light was perfect.

Station Hill Road

8" x 10". Oil on Birch Panel

I took a drive with my painting gear Saturday afternoon and found this lovely spot to paint a few miles from home.  Actually there are so many wonderful places near my home.

High Medows

Painting from the car on a lovely evening.

8"x10".  Oil on Birch Panel