Gargantua Bay, Ontario

Gargantua Bay is a bay on the North shore of Lake Superior – a place of wild weather, fog and legend, sacred to the Ojibwa. I have been working on the Gargantua series of paintings for 30 years thus far.

If you are interested in purchasing a painting or an 8″ x 10″ print of a painting, please send me an email via my contact form. 8″ x 10″ prints with a 1/4″ margin are $30 US, shipping included within the US.

south beach looking north
south beach looking north
8" x 10" oil/canvas board

A stiff breeze raises the waves in a view across the bay from the South shore towards the island. $150. USD
Gargantua Bay North Point Sunset
Gargantua Bay North Point Sunset
8"x10" oil/canvas board

The sun sets over the North Point on a cloudy, stormy day. $150. USD
Gargantua Bay Sunset
Gargantua Bay Sunset
24"x36" oil/canvas

The sun sets over the Bay Island on a cloudy, stormy day. $4200. USD
south point from a distance
south point from a distance
8"x10" oil/canvas board

South Point from across the bay through a light haze. $150. USD
Gargantua Bay South Point, After the Storm
Gargantua Bay South Point, After the Storm
24"h x 36"w oil/canvas

A fierce storm has just finished pouring rain on the bay, hammering the South shore with heavy surf. A break in the clouds past the point pops a bright blue moment in the breaker peaks. $4200. USD
Gargantua Bay, Sunset Past the Cliffs
Gargantua Bay, Sunset Past the Cliffs
24"h x 36"w oil/canvas

The sun goes down over a calm Lake Superior, seen from the rocky South shore of the bay. $4200. USD
Gargantua Bay, Sunset Over the Harbour
Gargantua Bay, Sunset Over the Harbour
24"h x 36"w oil/canvas

The sun sets over Gargantua Harbour, sinking into an incoming cloud bank, changing the light to shades of blue. $3800.USD
Gargantua Bay Island On a Clear Day
Gargantua Bay Island On a Clear Day
24"h x 36"w oil/canvas

The bay islands are in crystal clear focus as the humidity crashes when an Alberta High moves in. $3200. USD
Gargantua Bay Island, Tranquility
Gargantua Bay Island, Tranquility
24"h x 36"w oil/canvas

A calm and misty late afternoon on the Bay in late summer fades the horizon away merging the water and the sky in the great distance. $4200. USD

Gargantua Bay Sunset Shower Over North Point
Gargantua Bay Sunset Shower Over North Point
24"h x 36"w oil/canvas

An evening shower turns to gold and red as the setting sun lights it from behind. $3200. USD
Gargantua Bay, shoreline rocks
Gargantua Bay, shoreline rocks
20"h x 23"w oil/canvas

Gargantua's shore line and beaches are covered with an array of glaciated rock, gravel and sand. These came in many colours and shapes and are especially wonderful to the eye when wet. $900. USD

Gargantua Bay Canoe in the Fog
Gargantua Bay Canoe in the Fog
18"h x 24"w oil/canvas

Gargantua is a place of fog and mystery. The shoreline is rugged, dangerous and there are few easy landings for watercraft. $750. USD