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3768 – Smoke Lake from Hardwood Outlook Trail, Algonquin Park

3768 – Smoke Lake from Hardwood Outlook Trail, Algonquin Park Acrylic on Canvas 24 x 24 inches, Unframed SOLD Algonquin Park offers unlimited views to capture in photos and then translate into paintings. I loved this view from Hardwood Outlook Trail with the dramatic cloud-filled sky and with the lake below still a brilliant blue. We hiked the trail on a beautiful warm late September day with the trees full of autumn’s rich jewel-toned colours. Share and Enjoy...

3766 – Learning to Climb

3766 – Learning to ClimbAcrylic on Canvas16 x 12 inches, UnframedSOLD One of the first skills a bear cub needs to learn is how to climb a tree. His or her survival could be dependent on getting up a tree in order to escape a predator. It’s also useful to know how to climb onto a nice high branch or into the crook of a tree for a snooze. Share and Enjoy...

3765 – Meal Time

3765 – Meal Time Acrylic on Canvas 10 x 8 inches, Unframed A Robin family set up residence in our neighbour’s entry way which provided a great opportunity for photo taking. As I finished this painting of their first nestlings of the season, the busy parents were awaiting their second brood of chicks. Share and Enjoy...

3764 – Imagine

3764 – Imagine Acrylic on Canvas 20 x 16 inches, Unframed SOLD This painting was inspired by the poem The Season of Phantasmal Peace by Derek Walcott. I imagined the birds of the earth desperately trying to save the world from extinction. I simplified the concept with one bird and the focus of world peace and cooperation in protecting our resources. The title came to me one day when listening to John Lennon’s, Imagine. Share and Enjoy...

3761- Soaring

3761 – Soaring Oil on Canvas 20 x 16 inches, Unframed SOLD A couple of years ago during the heat of summer, we set out on a Georgian Bay cruise. On board the Island Queen, the intense turquoise colour of the water mesmerized me. It was so reminiscent of the Caribbean. And then along the shoreline of the islands, it looked like gold lying beneath the crystal, clear water. Share and Enjoy...

3763 – Genesis

3763 – Genesis Acrylic on Canvas 24 x 30 inches, Unframed SOLD To name this painting, I posted on social media and asked for suggestions. The one that touched me and rang true was Genesis. Why Genesis? The word itself comes from the Greek, “gignesthai” meaning “to be born”. The idea of birth or rebirth for this painting fits as it reflects the return to healthy populations of a once endangered species (Humpback Whales) and further my optimistic hope for the restoration of our oceans. In a more practical way, Genesis, connects to the birth of the whale calf. UPDATE: January 2021 – the Humpback Whale is once again on the ENDANGERED...