Ralph made numerous trips to Lake Clear and Combermere area with his friend A.Y. Jackson in the 1950s and early '60s. Here's a profile of Ralph written by John Almstedt for a Ralph Burton retrospective at the John Libby Gallery in Toronto, November 2008.
Some Ottawa Valley sketches | | | | | | North of Quyon, Farrell Rd area | McLinton Road, near Ashton | Dunrobin | Lanark County | Montpellier and Ripon area, West Quebec | Lanark County | | Carp Ridge overlooking Ottawa River
| Lanark Cty | Fallowfield Road |  McCaffrey Trail and Fallowfield Rd |
 Ashton | Tatlock Rd near Clayton Lake, Lanark Cty | Madawaska River, near Combermere |
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