Original en plein air oil painting by Aleta Karstad, painted on the east shore of the Rideau River at Gideon Adams Park, 3.3 kilometres south of Osgoode, Ontario, on 26 December 2014. This painting is one of Aleta's "Fragile Crossings" series, painted along the proposed route of the Energy East pipeline, in partnership with her biologist husband Frederick W. Schueler.
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I’ve really bonded to this mama Snapping Turtle - she’s got me thinking about the lives of turtles, their vulnerabilities and hardships. Read my blog post at https://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.com/?m=1
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Painting on the ice, a creek scene to celebrate my Birthday
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Just finished the second of three paintings started en plein air at the DRAW 2018 artists retreat on the Dumoine River, Quebec. See my blog about this one at https://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.com/?m=1 54w
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Portrait of two of my favourite biologists. Fred and I just back from BiotaNB in New Brunswick - “Resident Artist” for the 9th year running.
