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Bridged

5.5″X3.5″ Pen & WC pencil on paper

To be “bridged” is a local term which refers to the state of being delayed at the canal while a laker makes its way through one of the lift bridges. Such was my condition this morning.
Instead of playing the g… [...]

Lock Two

10″X3.5″ Pencil on paper

The giant lakers moving up and down the canal are an unending source of fascination for me. Here is one just coming out of the lock. Because the land is so flat around here, many of the landscape views would work better as panoramas, I think. I am going to try some [...]

On a Clear Day…

5″X7″ WC Pencil on paper

On a clear day you can see right across Lake Ontario to Toronto. In bygone days it would have been much clearer because, even so early in the year, there is a haze of pollution on the horizon. Of course they didn’t have the CN Tower and the downtown office blocks, [...]

The Seaway is Open

7″X5″ Water-soluble Pencil on paper

It is always a bitter-sweet moment when the Welland Canal (part of the St. Lawrence Seaway) opens to marine traffic at the beginning of the year. On the one hand it is a true sign of Spring and the boats really are magnificent. On the other hand it means that we have [...]

Man on Laker 2

7″X5″ Graphitint and Aquarelle on paper

I have tried to remain pretty seasonal with these paintings, at least since about my tenth post. If I am not actually painting from life or from a photo taken within the week, I have tried to use references that were taken at the same time of year. This is [...]