Oka Beach, and Cap St. Jean Park, Quebec

 Recently we took a vacation week and visited some local places, such as Oka Beach on the north shore of Lac Des Deux Montagnes. It was a surprisingly long beach with brilliant golden brown sand, seemingly endless we walked on it for an hour. There were lots of people there, kids and adults and families swimming and having fun in the sun. We settled on the quieter parts of the beach where I made these two paintings.

   
The other painting here is from Cap St. Jean Park, there are really cool walking trails and picnic areas, as well as a historic house to look at. In the top of the Cap is an organic farm, and a sugar shack. The painting is looking east, towards Pierrefonds. The colour of the water was much different, around the Cap it was deep fast flowing, while near Oka Beach it was shallow and not moving as much. As a result the colour of the water was much different, in Oka Beach it was a purple-orange hue tinted by the sandy bottom, while at Cap it was a cooler lilac colour. It had been awhile since I painted watercolours on location. 5 x 7" Watercolour Aug 2017