Red and White Pines is a painting by Phil Chadwick which was uploaded on September 25th, 2017.
Red and White Pines
This was the afternoon of the fourth day at the CPAWS Dumoine River Art Camp - Sunday. Christophe completed some art work with CPAWS and his parents... more
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Title
Red and White Pines
Artist
Phil Chadwick
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
This was the afternoon of the fourth day at the CPAWS Dumoine River Art Camp - Sunday. Christophe completed some art work with CPAWS and his parents while visiting the Art Camp Open House. Christophe was pleased with his composition and wanted me to turn it into an oil painting. Christophe instructed me to make the final product "more realistic" than his drawing and I promised to give it a try.
I headed uphill just about 20 yards to the west end of the camp. There was a stand of trees there at the fork in the paths that had interested me from my arrival. I started to work on Christophe's compostion before he had even left the Art Camp. The mosquitoes were fierce away from the waters edge and within the forest canopy. My bug suit saved me and allowed me to paint. I was still not using my reading glasses - one does not want to see too many details while painting en plein air.
The dominate red pine tree on the left displays the distinctive reddish bark and had needles in bundles of two. The bark of the red pine is very coarse and flaky. The red pine is frequently planted in tree plantations in Ontario. The Red Pine is also referred to as a Norway Pine.
The other trees in the copse were mainly white pines. Eastern White Pine has fine needles with groupings of five to a bunch. One way to remember this is that there are five letters in the word "white". They are very soft to the touch and you are not likely to get pricked by them. The bark of the white pine is grey and not as coarse or as deeply rutted as the red pine. The cones are long and more resembling downward pointing young bananas when they are still green. An older cone on a white pine will be open and have already dropped the tiny seeds on their single thin feathers. The White pine is also referred to as Northern White Pine or Weymouth Pine. Sometimes lumberjacks used "cork pine" to describe a white pine in their lingo. A white pine tree yielded a superior grade of lumber and it floated better than other kinds of pine.
The branches of both rad and white pines sweep slightly upwards.
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September 25th, 2017
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Comments (4)
Laurel Adams
Magnificent, work, Phil…love the deliberately chosen palette -strokes- balance which evoke: simplicity, elegance and Exquisite beauty!
Phil Chadwick replied:
Thank you Laurel. Plein air seems to bring out the best in art. The moment forces simplicity - with the aid of the biting bugs.
A Hillman
Really intriguing and so abstract! Love it! L/F
Phil Chadwick replied:
Thanks Sunny. I remember standing in the Dumoine forest in front of these giants. Good memories!
Gull G
Art provides an opportunity for kaleidoscopic thinking. Each time we shift the lens of our perceptions, we gain new perspectives — and new opportunities for innovation. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RECENT SALE OF AN WONDERFUL WORK!
Phil Chadwick replied:
Personal style evolves almost imperceptibly from these shifting perspectives and interpretations. Thank you Gull.