Pinewood Oil Paintings
11. Forest Bog or Muskeg

oil on canvas,
40cm x 40cm,[
Iain White, 2019,
£365

Some of the more open areas of the forest carrying scattered stunted growth of pines are wetland areas where peat has developed in depressions. These are forest bogs or mires. In the Canadian Boreal Forest, such areas are known as ‘muskeg’, the standard term in Western Canada and Alaska. The term became common in these areas because it is of Cree Indian origin; maskek meaning low-lying marsh.

11. Forest Bog or Muskeg

oil on canvas,
40cm x 40cm,[
Iain White, 2019,
£365

Some of the more open areas of the forest carrying scattered stunted growth of pines are wetland areas where peat has developed in depressions. These are forest bogs or mires. In the Canadian Boreal Forest, such areas are known as ‘muskeg’, the standard term in Western Canada and Alaska. The term became common in these areas because it is of Cree Indian origin; maskek meaning low-lying marsh.