The Algonquin Story
When I was just a child my father was the one who wanted us to see Canada. Every year on our family vacations he would pack up our van and off we would go, wandering all over this great land. One of the places we went was to Algonquin Park. I remember travelling through those grand East Gates and feeling like I was really in the wilderness. Imaginations run wild of bears, Moose and all sorts of wildlife.
To this day I return at least twice every year, only now I return on a mission. I have long felt that the biggest mistake we all make is that we drive right on through these vast wilderness areas and do not stop long enough to feel the breeze, smell the pines, listen to the splash of the waters against the rocks. Early in the morning as you walk through the lakeside woods you hear the echo of the cracking twigs underfoot as the sound travels out across the water and back off the trees.
Paddling a canoe around the smaller lakes like Canoe Lake,Smoke lake, Peg Lake, is such a wonderfully rewarding experience. Especially early in the morning. The loons greet you, fox often watch you from the shore and occasionally you just may find yourself in the gaze of a majestic Moose.
My mission is to bring some of that back for you. You can hang some of that experience on your walls in the form of my canvases. To know that I have been able to carry you for just a moment, while standing there in your living room or office, to paradise, that's rewarding for me. Come with me now on my Algonquin journey.
When I was just a child my father was the one who wanted us to see Canada. Every year on our family vacations he would pack up our van and off we would go, wandering all over this great land. One of the places we went was to Algonquin Park. I remember travelling through those grand East Gates and feeling like I was really in the wilderness. Imaginations run wild of bears, Moose and all sorts of wildlife.
To this day I return at least twice every year, only now I return on a mission. I have long felt that the biggest mistake we all make is that we drive right on through these vast wilderness areas and do not stop long enough to feel the breeze, smell the pines, listen to the splash of the waters against the rocks. Early in the morning as you walk through the lakeside woods you hear the echo of the cracking twigs underfoot as the sound travels out across the water and back off the trees.
Paddling a canoe around the smaller lakes like Canoe Lake,Smoke lake, Peg Lake, is such a wonderfully rewarding experience. Especially early in the morning. The loons greet you, fox often watch you from the shore and occasionally you just may find yourself in the gaze of a majestic Moose.
My mission is to bring some of that back for you. You can hang some of that experience on your walls in the form of my canvases. To know that I have been able to carry you for just a moment, while standing there in your living room or office, to paradise, that's rewarding for me. Come with me now on my Algonquin journey.
Sunset
11"x14" oil on wood
The dripping sihlouette of the bog tree's in Algonquin as the sun sets beyond.
Calls to my soul and assures me of a peaceful nights sleep.
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11"x14" oil on wood
The dripping sihlouette of the bog tree's in Algonquin as the sun sets beyond.
Calls to my soul and assures me of a peaceful nights sleep.
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Algonquin Night Sky
10"x10" oil on wood
Sept. 2013
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10"x10" oil on wood
Sept. 2013
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A view of Smoke Lake
20"x30" oil on canvas
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20"x30" oil on canvas
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Sky over Lake of Bays
10"x10" oil on wood
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10"x10" oil on wood
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Early Snow
20"x30" oil on canvas
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20"x30" oil on canvas
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Sun setting on Canoe Lake
Sept. 2013
8"x10" oil on wood
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Sept. 2013
8"x10" oil on wood
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Sketch:
Dark Skies over Canoe Lake
8"x10" oil on wood
Dark Skies over Canoe Lake
8"x10" oil on wood
Falls near Peg Lake
11"x14" oil on sealed pine board
(also available in a frame, see inset)
11"x14" oil on sealed pine board
(also available in a frame, see inset)
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Sunset moving in, Canoe Lake
12"x15" oil on sealed pine board.
12"x15" oil on sealed pine board.
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Sketch of a little waterfall
8"x8" oil on wood
from the summer trip around Canoe Lake and Lake Opeongo in Algonquin Park.
Not for sale, viewing only. Artists private collection.
8"x8" oil on wood
from the summer trip around Canoe Lake and Lake Opeongo in Algonquin Park.
Not for sale, viewing only. Artists private collection.
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Holly's View
8"x8" oil on wood
8"x8" oil on wood
Canoe Lake in the summer of 2013
approx. 20"x26" oil on 110 year old green slate roofing shingle from a Rosedale, Toronto Century home.
Read the full story behind the Slate Paintings series: http://www.robertmcaffee.com/blog--the-pine-tree-painter.html
Watch to entire painting of this painting frame by frame on the Paintings in Progress Page of this website.
approx. 20"x26" oil on 110 year old green slate roofing shingle from a Rosedale, Toronto Century home.
Read the full story behind the Slate Paintings series: http://www.robertmcaffee.com/blog--the-pine-tree-painter.html
Watch to entire painting of this painting frame by frame on the Paintings in Progress Page of this website.
A view of Smoke Lake
20"x30" oil on wood
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20"x30" oil on wood
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The brook out back
11"x14" oil on wood
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11"x14" oil on wood
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On the path
8"x 10" oil on masonite
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8"x 10" oil on masonite
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Trees on a hillside
8"x10" oil on canvas
8"x10" oil on canvas
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A splendid Autumn day
8"x10" oil on canvasThis painting is available for sale through
Perfect Timing
106 Mississaga Street East
Orillia, Ontario L3V 1V7
http://www.perfecttiming.ca/contactus.php
8"x10" oil on canvasThis painting is available for sale through
Perfect Timing
106 Mississaga Street East
Orillia, Ontario L3V 1V7
http://www.perfecttiming.ca/contactus.php
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On Smoke Lake
11"x14" Acrylic on canvas, unframed.
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11"x14" Acrylic on canvas, unframed.
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Rocky Outpost
8"x8" oil on wood
8"x8" oil on wood
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Twin Pine
8"x10" oil on canvas
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8"x10" oil on canvas
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