Westhaven summer flowers

At the end of Harley street in Westhaven neighborhood, the community planted flowers around the concrete blocks. They really brightened up the neighborhood, and I drop by frequently to paint scenery. I did a series of chair paintings around here like here and here. In this scene, I stood in the shade of a large tree, looking towards Raffi auto shop. Starting with yellow, cream, and violet washes, I worked up the green foliage, red hydrant, and dark earth contrast elements. The background is in shadow, which provides some nice cool colours to set up the warm flower colours. 

Westhaven summer flowers, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2026