Tag Archives: Canada

Levitating lobster boat, and an unsalvageable ghost ship

January 24, 2017art, history, Maine, plein air paintingBay of Fundy, Canada, Carol L. Douglas, Fundy ghost, ghost ship, history, Mary Celeste, mystery, trans-Canada adventure

By Carol Douglas

A levitating lobster boat and an oddly-named trawler remind me of the greatest maritime mystery of all time.

How to paint something that makes no sense

January 20, 2017Home, Maine, plein airAlaska, American Eagle, Canada, Carol L. Douglas, coal seam, Georgia O'Keeffe, Goosefare, Lake Huron, Ocean Park, Red Deer River, Stonington

By Carol Douglas

There’s something to be said for not jumping in too fast to ‘fix’ a plein air piece. You can easily destroy what’s quirky and wonderful about it because to your tired eyes it looks just wrong.

White knuckle travel

October 11, 2016HomeCanada, Carol L. Douglas, Hurricane Matthew, L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, Thanksgiving, Trans-Canada Highway, Vikings

By Carol Douglas

Shipwreck? It’ was all too believable on a day like yesterday.

The night ferry

October 10, 2016Home, plein air painting, Road TripCanada, Cape Spear, Carol L. Douglas, Hare Bay, hunting, Marine Atlantic Ferry, moose, Newfoundland, plein air painting, Trans-Canada Highway

By Carol Douglas

Why does the moose cross the road? Sometimes the answer is not pretty.

Île d’Orléans autumn day

October 7, 2016art, culture, Home, plein air painting, traveladventure, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Canada, Carol L. Douglas, Île d'Orléans, New Brunswick, plein air painting, Quebec, Quebec City, road trip, St. John River Valley, Trans-Canada Highway

By Carol Douglas

As much of a sucker’s game as feudalism is, it persisted in New France for centuries. Go figure.

Heart of the Continent

October 3, 2016Home, plein air painting, Road Trip, travel49th Parallel, Canada, Carol L. Douglas, Lake of the Woods, Lake Superior, Manitoba, Northwest Angle, plein air painting, Sandilands National Forest, Souris, Thunder Bay, Trans-Canada Highway

By Carol Douglas

Virtually everyone on our continent is a southerner. Furthermore, most have not ventured north of the true Mason-Dixon Line, which is the 49th Parallel.