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Seeing an American Bittern is always a thrill, since they are so elusive. I hear them often at the marsh, but have only seen one a couple times before. I painted this one by permission from a source photo by … Continue reading
Catherine Orfald
Here is the most recent painting inspired by the Dumoine River area and the DRAW (Dumoine River Art for Wilderness) group that CPAWS-OV hosts. With the help of Wally Schaber, I chose the name “Looking Upriver From Ankose Campsite” for … Continue reading
I saw a pair of these beautiful wood ducks briefly in our pond in the spring. So when local, talented photographer Nancy Steed Wilcox posted her fabulous image of a Wood Duck Drake, I knew I wanted to try painting … Continue reading
I saw a pair of these for the first time this spring and was astounded by their quirky beauty. For this painting, I worked by permission from a source photo by the talented Nancy Steed Wilcox, of Lanark County. Their … Continue reading
A friend found a dead swallowtail butterfly and offered it to me. Whenever I find a beautiful, deceased animal, I want to pay my respects. Sometimes this means immortalizing it in a painting. This is an encaustic painting. Swallowtail and … Continue reading
I am working on a few paintings of birds I saw this spring. I just finished this Common Loon. It was important to capture some of the water droplets on the bird, as these are deep divers and are often … Continue reading
These pieces are very different, but I finished them at the same time, so wanted to put them up. These two recent paintings were inspired by very different things. Rockscape is an oil painting made from a photograph I took … Continue reading
I worked from a photograph I took last year to make this painting, Waterlilies in the Marsh. The leaves of the waterlilies ranged in colours through green, yellow, burnt sienna, and purple. I wanted to depict the fact that you … Continue reading
I loved painting this Trumpeter Swan Family. The male seemed to be conjuring up more winter, since we’re certainly getting quite a Canadian winter this year! I am grateful to the talented photographer Nancy Steed Wilcox for graciously allowing me … Continue reading
This encaustic painting of a Barred Owl was prompted by a recent sighting. It’s always a thrill to see such a beautiful and powerful bird. The painting is done on a cradled board that also came with a float frame, … Continue reading