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Work In Progress - February 2010 · Feb 17, 04:45 pm

This painting is one of my largest commissions to date, at 36” x 90”. The client wanted a strong rugged, boulderous triptych.

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  • Works in Progress
  • Close to Completion
    36 x 90 Triptych
  • Far Right Panel
    Closeup

— Carol Currie

Near Cawaja Beach, Feb 7, 2010 · Feb 8, 09:22 pm

Hard to believe there is so much open water in February, and sand along the beaches. Still too cold for a dip. Temps today were sub zero, sitting at -25 degrees, with the windchill. My hands were FROZEN from taking my mitts off for these great photos.

Yes, a winter series is in order.

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  • Ice Floats
    Concession 12
  • Snowdrifts
    Georgian Bay
  • View to Collingwood
    Concession 12, Geo Bay
  • Sand in February, near Cawaja Beach
  • What a handsome dude I married!
  • These ice formations were like a sidewalk of crystal glass. It doesn't show in the photo, but very tricky to walk across.
  • Ice, Snow and OPEN WATER! Looking to Collingwood.
  • Defenitely a future painting!
  • "Icebergs" of Georgian Bay.
  • Georgian Bay Berg

— Carol Currie

Painting of the Month - January 2010 · Feb 8, 08:40 pm

This painting was a wedding gift to a Toronto couple who had met while hiking the 100 km trail system in Killarney Provincial Park.

The summit of the mountains were endearing to them as they swithcbacked through the forest to come out onto this great plateau of smooth rock, facing such a beautiful expansive view.

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  • 2 Rocks on Peak
    Acrylics on Panel
    18 x 48 COMMISSION Sold
  • 2 Rocks on Peak
    Acrylics on Panel
    18 x 48 Commission
    SOLD

— Carol Currie

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Beaches of Georgian Bay in January · Jan 10, 08:32 pm

A much shorter day trip – and just a 15 minute drive down the Highway from us, are these Beaches along the Concession Lines 17, 14, 12, and 9. Cawaja was my favourite … Thunder Beach a very close second! It’s all amazing really, and without question, a Snowscape series is looming … to be added onto the Antarctica commissioned painting just completed (see Carol Currie, New works).

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  • View to Thunder Beach
  • Thunder Beach
  • Lafontaine Beach
  • Lafontaine Beach Grasses
  • Lafontaine Beach
  • Lafontaine Beach
  • Cawaja Beach
  • Cawaja Beach
  • Cawaja Panorama
  • Cawaja Beach
  • Cawaja Beach
  • Cawaja Beach
  • Cawaja Beach
    Idea for a triptych
  • Balm Beach
  • 'Iceberg' of Georgian Bay
    Concession 9

— Carol Currie

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Killarney Winter 3-day Yurt Expedition · Jan 6, 04:03 pm

We hit our year off on the right foot and celebrated the New Year in this Yurt at Killarney Provincial Park.
Since we don’t have a 4 season tent, we decided to have an easy go on our first winter expedition together (and well, I admit I am a bit of a princess when it comes to cold weather).

We completely lucked out with the weather as it was supposed to be snowing conditions the whole time we were gone. But the sun popped out the first day of hiking and there was only a light snow on the second day. Frigid temps though at -20 to -40 with windchill made us very thankful for the Yurt.

We hiked to Lumsden Lake the first day … 2 hours one way.
Then to the Crack the second day … 3 hours one way.

What a trip!

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  • Killarney Provincial Park (KPP) The Yurt First morning
  • George Lake
  • Climbing Lumsden Cliff
  • Still Climbing That's glare ice to my right
  • Stu atop Lumsden standing beside the infamous lone pine AMAZING
  • Infamous Pine of Lumsden
  • Another view Yes, I can see this will be a subject for a few paintings! Standing at the side of the cliff, the wind was so powerful!
  • Same tree again, showing the root system a little. Amazing it survives.
  • Unlike this one that didn't quite make it, but beautiful none the less.
  • Stu taking a break. Looking out to Georgian Bay. It was at least -40C with the windchill up there.
  • Last photo before our descent.
  • On the ascent to the Crack
  • Surviving Tree
  • Potential Painting
  • Way in the distance, is the infamous Tree of the Crack
  • We reached the top
    The Crack in the Winter. Looking out at Georgian Bay
  • The sun almost came out atop the Crack
  • Time to re-fuel with kippers
  • Stu atop the Crack
  • Surviving Pine Noted to take photos in spring
  • Stu atop the summit
  • Carol atop the summit
  • Killarney Bay
  • Killarney Bay>br/> One little patch of ice on the right, otherwise, hard to believe it's open water to Collins Inlet
  • Killarney Bay
    I loved how the distant islands appear as if they are floating above the horizon

— Carol Currie

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