Oil Miniature on Wood Panel

Charming oil on wood panel, signed and dated verso, capturing a lively canoe scene painted with thick, quick impasto strokes. A long red canoe cuts horizontally across the composition, carrying several loosely rendered figures - hatted and bundled - suggested with dabs of pale pinks, whites, and dark greys. On the far right, a standing paddler anchors the action with a vertical oar, while the center figures cluster together, giving the boat a sense of chatter and motion.

The water below is built from broad, layered swipes of blue-grey, green, and mauve, with streaks of red reflection echoing the canoe. Behind them, a low shoreline and a mound of green trees sit under a sky of brisk, windy clouds, painted in scumbled greys and whites. The raw wood edges and visible fasteners at the corners add to the sketch-like, plein-air feel - like a quick study catching weather, movement, and atmosphere in one go.