McGill University in the winter is very picturesque, with the snow on the ground and the trees in the background. This painting was done from a photograph that was taken I believe in October or Early November when the trees still had a bit of leaves on them. It was quite some time ago that I painted this one because I no longer work from photo very often, and also this painting was done on a very thick type of paper called 300 lb press. These days I use a lighter paper called 180 lb press, mainly because it is inexpensive, easier to store, and I am very used to it after some time. This year in fact marks the 25th year since I began watercolour painting- way back in 1989 when my Mom signed me up for a class in Bolton. It has been a long journey with lot's of twists and turns- I started by painting mainly flowers and then turned to landscapes by early 1990's, and then abstract in the year 2000, with the doodleism technique emerging around 2004. The last decade I have been exploring mostly the doodleism style although the current painting I am working on is more of a free-form abstract. Unfortunately no new art to show because the current painting is on an enormous piece of paper (44x30"). I guess it's time to listen to my Dad's advice and use bigger brushes!
22x20 cold press 300lb. 2005 (?)
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