Let's Jitterbug is a painting by Phil Chadwick which was uploaded on June 23rd, 2019.
Let's Jitterbug
This is from McCrae Lake, near Honey Harbour, Georgian Bay. I was canoeing with my son one afternoon and doing some fishing when these lily pads... more
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Title
Let's Jitterbug
Artist
Phil Chadwick
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
This is from McCrae Lake, near Honey Harbour, Georgian Bay. I was canoeing with my son one afternoon and doing some fishing when these lily pads caught my eye. The water level had risen 3 feet or so and drowned the pads that had been floating on the surface. I liked the way that the water rippled on the surface of the lily pads.
The Jitterbug lure was one of the first lures I ever bought... and I love surface lures. This particular Jitterbug was probably 25 years old at the time. There is nothing quite like the sensation of a bass smashing a surface lure unless it is a 20 pound pike quietly "lipping" on it like a shark and then running for the next county. Almost every fish is released.
The title is a play on the dance craze popularized in the United States in the early 1900s. Apparently Cab Calloway wrote a song titled "Jitter Bug" in 1934. In 1945 the word "jitters" apparently derived from a spoonerism that used 'bin and jitters' for 'gin and bitters' and describes how someone under the influence of gin and bitters is likely to move.
I just liked the way the Jitterbug fishing lure skittered across the water but it is nice to know the history.
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June 23rd, 2019
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Comments (1)
A Hillman
Beautiful and wonderful color and design...love the water over the lily pads...nice history, too...what a great memory of you and your son having fun! L/F
Phil Chadwick replied:
Your art must also evoke a ton of memories as well. That is what art is about for me Sunny. Thank you!