Singleton November Rain Squall Youth T-Shirt

There was a heavy rain squall just west of Singleton. The cloud structure was very interesting and I needed to record it in oils. The rain was falling with the momentum provided by the northwesterly winds. The boundary layer of the atmosphere was quite unstable. The energy in these convective cells is actually quite incredible and is what I wished to capture in the oils. The weather is always inspirational.

The energy in the atmosphere is increasing with the rising global temperatures. It is not just the heat but also the increasing amount of moisture in the atmosphere that provides the energetics for these cells and much more. The change of state of this atmospheric water adds to the weather energy budget. This atmospheric energy budget is going into a huge surplus.

I worked on a module for COMET around 2009 that described the details of "atmospheric rivers". That term has entered the public lexicon as a result of recent weather events around the globe but most notably...

I paint outside - nothing between my eyes and the inspiration. That special connectivity gets into the pigments and you quickly realize that we are all stewards of the land, privileged to appreciate its beauty during our lifetime but responsible for leaving the environment better off for the future and all inhabitants... Phil was born and raised along the St. Lawrence of Ontario, Canada and studied at Queens University as a nuclear physicist. A meteorologist for Environment Canada for 35 years, Phil specializes in severe weather and training. Remote sensing is his forte - you might want to see a tornado before you die... but not just before you die! He has farmed, raised bees, written books and articles, lectured and instructed...