Placid Waters, NWT20" x 24"

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About the Artwork

Placid Waters, NWT is a 20" × 24" oil on canvas painting by Rod Charlesworth (b. 1955), depicting a dusk lake scene in the Northwest Territories bordered by evergreens and autumn foliage.

The sky at dusk is painted with swirling clouds in blue, purple, yellow, and orange, reflecting the last light of the setting sun. In the foreground, robust evergreens stand alongside foliage in autumn reds, oranges, and yellows, contrasting with the cooler tones of the lake below. The lake's surface mirrors the sky's colours, carrying the blue, purple, yellow, and orange tones down into the water and creating a visual connection between the sky above and the water below.

Charlesworth uses expressive brush strokes and rich textures throughout the composition, with each element of the scene built up through visible paint handling. The evergreens, autumn foliage, and reflective water surface are each rendered with distinct textural qualities, giving the painting a tactile surface. This attention to texture is applied consistently across the sky, shoreline, and water, unifying the dusk scene through the artist's paint application rather than through line alone.

Dimensions and Details

Title: Placid Waters, NWT
Artist: Rod Charlesworth (b. 1955)
Size: 20" × 24" (50.8 x 61.0 cm)
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Condition: Excellent
Display: Finished-edge canvas, ready to hang unframed.

Acquisition Enquiries

Placid Waters, NWT is an original oil on canvas painting available through West End Gallery. To acquire this work or arrange a private viewing, please contact the gallery. Shipping is quoted by location, complimentary delivery is available within Edmonton, and layaway options are available upon request.

Citations

Hambleton Galleries, Rod Charlesworth, hambletongalleries.com, accessed 2026.
Adele Campbell Fine Art, Rod Charlesworth, adelecampbell.com, accessed 2026.

Accessibility Description

This oil painting shows a lake landscape at dusk. In the upper portion of the composition, the sky is painted with swirling clouds in blue, purple, yellow, and orange, suggesting the last light of the setting sun. In the middle distance, a lake fills much of the composition, its surface reflecting the same blue, purple, yellow, and orange tones seen in the sky above. Evergreen trees stand along the shoreline, their dark green forms contrasting with the coloured sky and water. In the foreground, foliage is rendered in autumn tones of red, orange, and yellow, set against the cooler colours of the lake. The paint throughout the composition is applied with visible brush strokes, giving the sky, water, evergreens, and foliage each a distinct textured surface. The evergreens are rendered with dense, layered strokes, while the foliage in the foreground shows shorter, more varied marks of colour. No specific figures, buildings, or wildlife are described in the existing product text, and no signature location is noted. The overall composition is built around the visual connection between the coloured sky and its reflection in the still lake below.

Full Provenance

Provenance information is not currently recorded. Please enquire for updates.

Disclaimer

This description has been prepared by West End Gallery using original documentation and current scholarship. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, minor variations or additional information may emerge through ongoing research. Prospective purchasers are encouraged to contact us to confirm any details critical to their acquisition decision.

Placid Waters, NWT | 20" x 24"

About the Artwork

Placid Waters, NWT is a 20" × 24" oil on canvas painting by Rod Charlesworth (b. 1955), depicting a dusk lake scene in the Northwest Territories bordered by evergreens and autumn foliage.

The sky at dusk is painted with swirling clouds in blue, purple, yellow, and orange, reflecting the last light of the setting sun. In the foreground, robust evergreens stand alongside foliage in autumn reds, oranges, and yellows, contrasting with the cooler tones of the lake below. The lake's surface mirrors the sky's colours, carrying the blue, purple, yellow, and orange tones down into the water and creating a visual connection between the sky above and the water below.

Charlesworth uses expressive brush strokes and rich textures throughout the composition, with each element of the scene built up through visible paint handling. The evergreens, autumn foliage, and reflective water surface are each rendered with distinct textural qualities, giving the painting a tactile surface. This attention to texture is applied consistently across the sky, shoreline, and water, unifying the dusk scene through the artist's paint application rather than through line alone.

Dimensions and Details

Title: Placid Waters, NWT
Artist: Rod Charlesworth (b. 1955)
Size: 20" × 24" (50.8 x 61.0 cm)
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Condition: Excellent
Display: Finished-edge canvas, ready to hang unframed.

Acquisition Enquiries

Placid Waters, NWT is an original oil on canvas painting available through West End Gallery. To acquire this work or arrange a private viewing, please contact the gallery. Shipping is quoted by location, complimentary delivery is available within Edmonton, and layaway options are available upon request.

Citations

Hambleton Galleries, Rod Charlesworth, hambletongalleries.com, accessed 2026.
Adele Campbell Fine Art, Rod Charlesworth, adelecampbell.com, accessed 2026.

Accessibility Description

This oil painting shows a lake landscape at dusk. In the upper portion of the composition, the sky is painted with swirling clouds in blue, purple, yellow, and orange, suggesting the last light of the setting sun. In the middle distance, a lake fills much of the composition, its surface reflecting the same blue, purple, yellow, and orange tones seen in the sky above. Evergreen trees stand along the shoreline, their dark green forms contrasting with the coloured sky and water. In the foreground, foliage is rendered in autumn tones of red, orange, and yellow, set against the cooler colours of the lake. The paint throughout the composition is applied with visible brush strokes, giving the sky, water, evergreens, and foliage each a distinct textured surface. The evergreens are rendered with dense, layered strokes, while the foliage in the foreground shows shorter, more varied marks of colour. No specific figures, buildings, or wildlife are described in the existing product text, and no signature location is noted. The overall composition is built around the visual connection between the coloured sky and its reflection in the still lake below.

Full Provenance

Provenance information is not currently recorded. Please enquire for updates.

Disclaimer

This description has been prepared by West End Gallery using original documentation and current scholarship. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, minor variations or additional information may emerge through ongoing research. Prospective purchasers are encouraged to contact us to confirm any details critical to their acquisition decision.