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There is nothing like a pool of water in the middle of the desert. Bizarre: yes, peaceful: incredibly so.
This was painted at the nearby Oasis State Park. Many people are attracted to the fishing hole here. On a busy day families are lined up along the pink stones dropping their lines in for catfish and guzzling sodas. The morning I set up my paints at a shady picnic table the only other people around were a father and daughter fishing quietly from camping chairs.
I’ll definitely be revisiting this gorgeous place to paint more… if only it was a swimming hole!
Oasis, oil on canvas, 8 x 10"
Here is another painting in my new body of work on the theme of merging with the natural world. It is a lot more subdued and calming in person but I needed to photograph it with more light to catch the detail.
On the Pond, oil on canvas, 16 x 20"
On the Pond, detail
Here is the another painting along the same theme and narrative as the last.
Lake Blanket, oil on canvas, 16 x 20"
Spent the Canada Day weekend in Cape Breton… went for a hike… shed my clothes… then realized other tourists had made their way up the path and were getting a bit of a show… apologized… went for a dip (very chilly waterfall dip!)… and a friend took a picture. On the drive back to NB I dreamed up this painting and a month later got the time to execute it using my friend’s picture as a reference.
Here is a detail:
Cape Breton Bears, oil on canvas, detail
