Mailbox, University of Western Ontario, London Ontario

London Ontario has plenty of interesting landscapes to paint...I just had some trouble finding them! But no matter where I was, something caught my eye. In this case it was the back side of a mailbox, with the University of Western Ontario entrance structure in the background. I was actually sitting within the campus looking outwards towards Richmond Street (seen cutting across the scene behind the entrance structure). The mailbox was a simple geometric shape with interesting variations on red-orange. I like the foliage details, there is a lot of variety in the different greens. Compare the rich emeralds of the manicured campus lawn to the rugged yellow-green of the wild growth in the background. The shadow of a tree is suggested on the right middle.

I was not big on putting dates on the paintings back then, so I can only assume this was done in the early 00's just before I left for Montreal. I can sort of tell based on the ambition and skill level it took to accomplish this, but it also has a rough finish to it, so that puts it around that date. 

5x7 " Cold press, 2001-2003 ?