There is so much beauty right at our doorstep, we just have to take the time to look, hence the title
Looking for the Extraordinary in the Ordinary I painted this oil over another painting that I wasn't quite happy with, although it portrays the same lake that I spent many wonderful times at with family and friends. I have spoken before of how it is one of the two "True Blue Lakes" left in the world today. Rumour has it that
Bill Gates dropped down in his Lear jet at the airport beside
Clearwater Lake and hired a guide to spend the afternoon out on the water, reading a book will some of the biggest lake trout around swam around beneath the boat! A number of years ago I watched a CBC documentary by Pamela Wallin where she interviewed Bill Gates about his Foundation and interest in providing a computer in every public library in North America. I convinced the local librarian to contact the Foundation and lo and behold they were given a brand new computer! Thanks Bill. He truly is quite a philanthropist. A number of years ago I painted a much smaller version of this 30 x 36 in. piece. After watching the National Geographic show "
The Big Melt" I am concerned that scenes such as this may soon be a thing of the past, at least for a few thousand years!
