As an artist you look for motifs, and if you look carefully you will find them in surprising places. This parking lot is at the side of the Rona Plus (formerly Reno Depot), hundreds of bags of dirt were stacked up in plastic wrappers ready for the garden season to begin. I liked how the horizontal rhythm of the stacked bags played against the diagonals of the background scene.
Dirt bags, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, April 2025
Closer to st Jacques there is a wedge-shaped area with a McDonald's, a Petro Canada gas station and the new condos in the background. I had to reorganize the position of the gas station so as to compose it with the other elements. That is what we call artistic license! I liked how the red, green, yellow and blue worked together. To complete the experience, try to imagine the pungent order of fast food in the air, along with car exhaust and fresh gas.
Burgers gas and condos, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, April 2025
This old tree was covered in several varieties of moss, light green, bright olive, and dark pine-green against the beige and orange bark. Artist's often wonder what colour tree bark is and nobody can give you a straight answer. Now I understand why, because trees are all colours. In the this example, practically the whole rainbow is represented albeit in de saturated (grey) versions. I did not quite get the textures right, maybe next time I'm in the area I can give it another shot if the tree is still there.
Mossy tree, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, April 2025
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