Just outside Kitchener, Ontario, Snyders Flats is a rehabilitated gravel pit that is an idyllic swimming hole in the hot days of summer. Surrounded by naturalized meadows and forest, it is an oasis calm respite from the heat and noise of the city.

“Snyders Flats Day”
Acrylic on panel
2016
12x36in

This painting is in the private collection of Lynn Schmidt.