While retracing Tom Thomson' s canoe routes through Georgian Bay I saw this Windswept island.
 This painting was done in Charlevoix Quebec on the north shore in the Laurentide mountains. While whales breached and cormorants dove and the sound of water from the waterfall gurgled in the background ... this painting was created.
  This oil painting was done to capture the spring ice breakup on Canoe Lake Algonquin park.
 I have always been fascinated with these monolithic wonders. From Bergy bits to Ice Domes they come in endless shapes and sizes not to mention that they are our barometers for global warming. A new study suggests that Large Icebergs that are now calving are moderating global warming.
  This painting was done after passing the intersection on the journey to paint another subject and catching the view out of the corner of my eye. I had to backtrack to find the right angle and also had to wait until the old Streetcars came into view. On the journey somewhere else is the destination you were seeking.This is a slightly older painting but has not been shown before.
 The Stockdale Mill is a wonderful spot any time of year to go painting. It was a wonderful restaurant and now is closed down and is becoming run down. It is a real shame but a magical place full of artistic opportunities.
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Author Andrew Hamilton is a Canadian Drawing Master, a Professor of Fine Arts and is an accomplished, award winning painter in acrylic, oil and watercolor mediums. Using a highly imaginative palette of the three primaries plus white he has learned that all the colors of the universe are at hand. Combining this with a loose, inventive colorful style and with great freshness and immediacy he paints the landscape.
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