Lake Superior Tag

08 Aug

Posted at 06:29h in PAINTING

12” x 15”, oil on panel (2007) Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada It's an all encompassing feeling to sit on Lake Superior's rock and soak up the setting sun. The breeze hits your face as the waves, lapping up against the shoreline,...

07 Aug

Posted at 21:22h in PAINTING

21” x 40”, oil on linen (2011) Brulé Harbour, Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada Just north of Old Woman Bay on Lake Superior's east coast lies this oasis of crystal clear water surrounded by sheltering walls of rock and trees. An incredible...

04 Aug

Posted at 21:50h in PAINTING-CTC

Lake Superior, 8” x 16”, oil on panel, 2002 From the Coast To Canvas Project A unique group of islands with a history possibly related to a meteorite crashing into Lake Superior long ago. The Slates Islands.Although I can’t verify the prior,...

04 Aug

Posted at 21:32h in PAINTING-CTC

Lake Superior, 9” x 12”, oil on panel, 2003 From the Coast To Canvas Project There are many signs of the past along the shores of Lake Superior. Most point to a time when traveling along the coast was not just for...

04 Aug

Posted at 21:29h in PAINTING-CTC

Lake Superior, 7” x 16”, oil on panel, 2004 From the Coast To Canvas Project Lighthouses are integral to the make-up of many parts of the coast. Their sight reminds me of the brave souls who in years past lived solitary existences,...

04 Aug

Posted at 21:25h in PAINTING-CTC

Lake Superior, 9” x 16”, oil on panel, 2003 From the Coast To Canvas Project The calmness of this scene would lead one to believe that the short paddle it took to get there was just as gentle. Although calm by Superior...

04 Aug

Posted at 21:23h in PAINTING-CTC

Lake Superior, 10” x 16”, oil on panel, 2002 From the Coast To Canvas Project It might be rather obvious by its name, but this painting was from the view that I had from my canoe. The location was Tea Harbour, in...

04 Aug

Posted at 21:21h in PAINTING-CTC

Lake Superior, 12” x 16”, oil on panel, 2004 From the Coast To Canvas Project The orange lichen growing on this rock face in Lake Superior was one of the elements that drew me into to painting this scene. The narrow channel...

04 Aug

Posted at 21:16h in PAINTING-CTC

Lake Superior, 18” x 51”, oil on canvas, 2004From the Coast To Canvas Project Rocks, rocks, rocks. Every shape, size and colour imaginable. Lake Superior certainly has it’s share, and this small piece of shoreline near Alona Bay had them in...

04 Aug

Posted at 21:08h in PAINTING-CTC

Lake Superior, 30” x 18”, oil on panel, 2004 From the Coast To Canvas Project Beyond this point lies the first campsite that we stayed at during our project. It was beautifully tucked away from the elements, with sand beaches that greeted...