Lake Katherine of Riding Mountain National Park

We came to Lake Katherine around noon to have our picnic here on the Loon's Island on the shore of Lake Katherine. It was such a tranquil spot when the silence was only broken by the occasional call of the birds. There is sign of fall all around us now and Sarah is leaving for Edmonton to start her second year of university there. It is always sad at the end of summer to see your kid leaving you again.

Our house viewed across the street

It is our 24th wedding anniversary and I decided to paint a view of our house. We have been married almost for a quarter of a century now and can not believe how a concrete real life experience could so soon fade into distant past. There is always a mixture of sweet sadness in our emotions.

Deep Bay on Clear Lake

Came to Deep Bay to paint again when it was much quieter today without much of a disturbance from flocks of tourists. I was attracted by the interplay of warm and cool lights and colors and the shadow casted over the surface of the lake by the spruces on the shore.

A cottage of Hydeaway

Nestled between the wood and the lake is this beautiful cottage on Wasagaming Drive at Clear Lake. I came to paint this place at about 10 am when the morning sunlight was pouring onto its facade against an azure blue sky and lake.

Brandon City Hall

It was again windy and cold when I came to paint a view of the city hall this morning but just perfect for outdoor painting.

A house on a farm near Shilo

Drove for about 30 kilometers southeast of Brandon to find this house on a farm against the forest on the edge of Spruce Wood Provincial Park near Shilo. Half way through the painting I was caught in a downpour of a summer storm.

A quiet path on Clear Lake

Another demonstration for the workshop also around noon.

Visitor Center at Clear Lake

Did this painting as a demonstration at my workshop of outdoor landscape painting around noon.

Valley view on No. 10 Highway

Just past Minnidosa drivers will find this view of a valley with a church in the distance on highway No. 10 in Manitoba on their way to Riding Mountain National Park. I painted this view in the late afternoon when the sky was lit from the west by the glow of sunset.

Steeped in the late afternoon sun

Painted this view behind Visitor Center in the late afternoon when the late afternoon sunlight was pouring in from behind the wall of spruces.

Clear Lake

Went back to Clear Lake this morning and painted this familiar view of the lake on a big stretched canvas.

A glimpse of our backyard

Painted this view in a hurry with swarms of mosquitoes behind our hedges in the late afternoon.

Dinsdale Park of Brandon

A view on Dinsdale in Brandon painted at noon when it was very humid and hot surrounded by swamps of mosquitoes.

Assiniboine River

Another view from Dinsdale Park of Assiniboine River with Mackenzie building and downtown skyline.

Across the street

Painted this view numerous times now. Still intrigued by the light pattern in the morning when sunlight seeping through the trees early in the morning.

Balmoral Bay after an overnight shower

Painted this view while the ground was still wet with the overnight rain.

Over the hedges

Sitting on our patio step I painted this view over the hedges in our backyard. Noticed how a familiar view suddenly looked quite different when viewed from different eye level.

Steeped in the morning sunlight

Painted this view of our house when the morning sunlight was pouring in from the east.

Jackfish Creek

Stopped at Jackfish Creek on my way back to Clear Lake and painted this view as my last painting for the day and also for my whole 7 day stay at the beautiful Riding Mountain National Park.

Meadows in bloom

After saying goodbye to Tony Bone who started to pack up an hour later I turned around and painted this view of the meadow in full bloom.

A lone camper on Lake Audy

I drove all the way to paint the view of the lake only to be disappointed by the hazy view that morning but found a lone camper on the shore of the lake, an aboriginal young fellow by the name of Tony Bone from a nearby reserve. I painted a view of him with his tent and car, cooking over a fire pit and feeding a squirrel simultaneously.

From the watching tower of Bison Range

It was a beautiful drive first down south along the spectacular stretch of highway No. 10 and then drove down the north shore road towards Lake Audy and Bison Range. The road was lined up with dense forest of trembling aspens and it was breathtakingly beautiful. As soon as I drove into Bison range all of a sudden I found myself surrounded with dozes of bison.I was never so close to a bison and the experience was so unreal. I painted a panoramic view of the range from the watching tower.

North Shore in the morning

Day 7, July 27 the last day of my stay at Clear Lake
I woke up early in the morning and was on the road soon after 7 a.m. On my way to Lake Audy I stopped at a picnic spot on the north shore of Clear Lake and painted this view when the trees were lit up by the morning sunlight.

Sunset view from the golf course

Went back to the top of the golf course in the evening to paint the sunset view. It was about 9 the sun start to set behind the trees and there was extraordinary serenity engulfing everything in sight. The mosquitoes were so bad I had to finish as soon as possible. Soon it was too dark even to see my canvas.

Looking down on Wasagaming Drive on a busy weekend

Right beside Wasagaming art Center there is the Pizza Hut Place full of customers on the extremely busy weekend with lots of cars along the street stretching as far as eyes could see. It was about 6 p.m. when I fished this painting.

A red cottage nestled in the wood

Came home to the cottage for lunch feeling really tired. While having lunch on the deck a glimpse of the red cottage nestled in the wood caught my eyes and decided to paint it right away.

A view of the Pro Shop

It was really hot when I started to paint Pro Shop at noon with sun light beating down on me.

Morning view from the top of the golf course

Day 6, July 26th
I came back to the same spot and painted this view in the morning from a slightly different angle

A view from the top of the golf course

I drove back to the golf course and viewed Clear Lake from the 9th hole at the top of the course towards sunset.

A view of Deep Bay

I have painted on this location so many times and yet each time I started again I found myself still excited by the view with the light steeping the trees on the shore and the ever changing color of the body of water.