Twabinisay

there's snow now

on the campfire pit

memories of him

still linger...

campfire smoke

golden fillets

sizzling

another portage await

but tonight

I'm alone with his memory

and I will go now further.

White Pine Cabinet...Art on Pine

This is a double door White Pine cabinet. Title: "White Birch" series, acrylic on Northern Ontario White Pine. Please note this cabinet including art work is finished with an acrylic varnish.

sold

Furniture and Art......Funkctional

I have a passion for building things out of wood and decided to start adding paint to some of the pieces.

This Deacon's Bench has a "Memory Painting" associated from the Lake Superior Coastline.

"Coastline" Acrylic on Northern Ontario White Pine sold

I haven't been on this blog site for awhile. Not that I haven't been producing any art on the contrary I have been quite busy!

Getting ready for my first solo show for this year. I" ll be in the Station Mall in Sault Ste.Marie Ontario (in the Art Space) starting April 27 until May 6th.



"Out Of My Head ~ Art Music and Fishing Stories!

Storm Clouds

Title: Storm Clouds ~ 8x10 acrylic on canvas board.

As a fishing guide I spend a lot of time on the water and have experienced a lot of stormy weather. I can remember a storm when I was on a fishing trip on Lake Superior. We were in a canoe fishing for speckeled (brook) trout on a small inland lake and not very far from shore. The wind picked up and storm clouds started moving very fast in our direction. We picked up our lines and paddled very quickly to shore turned the canoe over and crawled under it. The storm only lasted for ten minutes or so...(a summer storm) but gave us quite a thrill! This painting is my memory of the sky and water!

Listen to Don's music here at http://www.doncharbonneau.com

Good Friday 2009/ Canoes and Portage Days

Title: Canoes and Portage Days (Red Canoe Series) 8x10 acrylic on canvas board/ created on Good Friday 2009 with poem.

Canoes and Portage Memories

Floating silently on this river
Dreaming of days yet to come
With gentle persuasion this current
takes me to places
I have no memory of
Only this beauty is familiar
And I want to remember


This river has bends and
Small bays that sometimes
Hold this fragile craft

and keep it from moving
for what seems like an eternity
And then suddenly
The wind picks up
And moves this canoe
Along
To continue on it’s journey
Of dreams

Birch trees clinging to
Rocky shores
Seem brave
And unafraid of a future
That has no tomorrow
Existing in an endless day
In this natural world
Filled with only a moment
To be cherished forever

There’s a waterfall up ahead
Another portage is waiting
Carrying my precious and fragile craft
On this trail

I remember
A portage I took in another
Time
And pause to reflect and understand
That this is the life

I have chosen.

Don Charbonneau Good Friday /2009

http://www.doncharbonneau.com/ for Don's music

puchase this painting by contacting doncharbonneau@sympatico.ca

Lake Superior Coastline

Title: " Somewhere on the Coastline" 8x10'' acrylic on canvas

There are many places on the Lake Superior coastline that celebrate it's beauty. This is a scene I painted from memory this past winter...somewhere on the coastline.

Superior Wind (from Songs from the Coastline/Safe Harbour)

There’s a wind blowing on shore tonight
Waves will be rolling high by the morn
Superior wind blowing in
Mishepezhieu I can see your form
I guess I’ll be staying here for awhile

I’ve been here nine days and you're still blowing strong
It’s cold on this island
But it’s warm in my heart
There’s a magic on this water
There’s a spirit on this air
Superior wind blowing in
Mishepezhieu I can see your form
I guess I’ll be staying for awhile
I don’t mind staying for awhile

With my eyes closed I can still see your stars
Silver birch you're glowing in my mind
There’s a power in this stone
There’s a power in these trees
Superior wind blowing in my soul
Mishepezhieu I can see your form
I guess I’ll be staying for awhile
Don’t mind staying for awhile
I guess I’ll be staying for my life.



Listen to the song Superior Wind here at http://www.doncharbonneau.com/

Purchase this painting by contacting doncharbonneau@sympatico.ca