Algonquin Park Scene from a Lake

This was a painting I made a long time ago from a photograph of a lake in Algonquin park probably Pog lake or Canoe lake, the scene is pretty typical for the area. The sun was just coming up, and the reflection in the water was spectacular. I can imagine the sound of a loon and the smell of fish.

This was done on a piece of hot press paper on a block, that is a stack of paper bound together by a latex seal around the edge. Blocks are easier to use because they do not really need to be stretched like usual. On hot press the layers are crisper than cold press, and the details are sharp, which really helped give this painting a sense of atmosphere. 

Watercolour, hot press paper, 11x 14 " crop