A WORLDWIDE Plein Air Painting Organization
International Plein Air Painters Worldwide Organization
Est. 10/19/01
Signature members
Phil Chadwick
Phil Chadwick, Hon IPAP - Artist Statement
I am inspired by nature, family and fellow artists to see beyond the surface and to share the experience - a vision in pigment and texture. My immediate goal is to extract the maximum amount of inspiration from the moment and to have fun doing it while surrounded by the natural elements. Somehow the inspiration finds its way on to the canvas. My simple desire is to make my next painting my new favorite and improve in capturing the essence of the subject with lots of colour and bold strokes !
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Biography: Phil “the Forecaster” Chadwick
Born and raised in the Kingston-Brockville corridor along the St Lawrence River
Started painting with the late Mario Airomi in 1967 and never stopped
Started drawing much sooner … probably around 1957
Trained at Queen's University as a nuclear physicist
Married to Linda with two adult children
Meteorologist for Environment Canada since 1976 specializing in severe weather
Operates a small farm complete with 100 year old barn, an orchard, a growing forest and a 1969 Massey Ferguson Tractor!
Horses and cattle come and go annually at the farm
An avid canoeist and naturalist
Apiarist (bee-keeper since 1994)
Active "birder" and bird house builder
Occasional writer for nature oriented magazines
Artwork in many private and corporate collections around the globe
Several magazines and calendars have used Phil's art
Many, many gallery shows
Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) Tour Speaker 2005-2006
Creative Scene Investigation (CSI) and Forensic Meteorology Presentations
Southampton Art School - 2006 International Lighthouse Conference and first Artist-in-Residence
Southampton Art School Instructor since 2006
Current Galleries
The Algonquin Art Centre, Algonquin Provincial Park
The Framing Place and Gallery, Huntsville
The Southampton Art School and Gallery, Southampton
Gallery Streetsville, Mississauga
The Georgina Arts Centre and Gallery
Teaching
Phil teaches meteorologists from around the world in Boulder, Colorado. Phil also teaches art at the Southampton Art School and at special sessions at the farm. “Weather for artists” is taught simultaneously with the art. Both subjects are presented with a lot of fun and humour – “life is good!”
Summary
A passion for creation sums it all up! Inspiration comes from every element of a full life. Meteorology supports the family – after all there is new weather everyday. Art feeds the soul!
For more details on activities, awards and new art, please visit my website. The website will be the first “hit” from a “Google” of “Phil the Forecaster”.
Contact website http://philtheforecaster.com
News
http://philtheforecaster.blogspot.com I keep my Blog current with new art and presentations.
Links to my Web site, Picasa Albums as well as Facebook and other art sites.
Co-author of “The Weather of Ontario” due out in bookstores early in the fall of 2009.
"Paint What You Know About" Article… link http://www.algonquinartcentre.com/_en/?q=node/25
