Golf in the Muskokas

Holidays last week. Rented a cottage on Six Mile Lake. Spent the week drawing, golfing and sitting on the dock. It was great! Played Rocky Crest Golf Club, twice ... my favourite clublink course. A "walkable" course that still has all the beauty of the Muskokas. Played my best round of the season there on Monday, shot an 81. Followed that up with a 95 on Wednesday.

Played Grandview Golf Club for the first time. I played from the red tees, which is normal for me and found some of the holes rather short. I usually can't reach a par four in one, let alone be over the green in one. Having said that, it was one of my better drives! Grandview is descibed ... "Two-time major champion Mark O'Meara knows a thing or two about golf courses and that insight is obvious to anyone fortunate enough to play the Mark O'Meara Course at Grandview. Winding its way through the granite, forest and wetlands of the incomparable Muskoka region, Grandview is a delight to play." It did pour rain for a couple of holes, which was fine because it was a very hot day.

Also played The Lake Joseph Club. "Architect Thomas McBroom utilized the granite crags, towering trees and heaving topography of the incomparable Muskoka vacation region north of Toronto with such success that the course was named the best new course in the country by Golf Digest." We took a cart that day, so it was easy to do some sketching while playing.

Last sketch was practice greeen at Greenhills after ladies night on tuesday.

LAA Annual Show & Sale

This past weekend was the Lambeth Art Association 37th Annual Show and Sale. Weather and attendance was great for the three day event. Many (I have not heard an official count yet) original works of art were sold, including two of mine. Both graphite and ink.


KOLF No. 4 GH 17 - This is the fourth in the KOLF series. Walking down any fairway you can sense the tradition and history of the sport. You can almost feel the presence of the likes of Bobby Jones and Babe Zaharias. The hole depicted here is Greenhill's number 17th, the first hole I birdied at his course, which make it my favourite hole at this course.


View from the Dock No. 2 - A drawing completed on location last summer while on vacation in the Muskokas, on Six Mile Lake. After seeing a black bear on route from the golf course to the cottage, I decided I should stay close to the cottage while drawing. This drawings was done while sitting on the dock directly in front of the cottage.