Water Tower, Bolton, Ontario

When in Rome paint the statues, when in Bolton paint the water towers in the forest, at least that was always my motto! This painting was done a long time ago probably around 1995 when my Mom got me new paints, paper, and a 'how to' book called Everything You need to Know About Watercolor. (but were afraid to ask). Okay I made up the part in parenthesis but the book does actually exist. They mentioned that you can use the end of your paintbrush, the pointy end that is, and scrape out lines to create the look of trees, or in this example the wispy grass at the bottom of the painting. The water tower is a simple negative shape created with the skyline and the surrounding foliage. I am quite sure this was done from a photo since I was not painting outdoors a lot in the mid nineties, I really starting painting on location (en plien air) in the later nineties. I did several other water tower paintings, most of them are framed and hanging in the personal collection of Mom and Dad! Maybe this one will too one day, but the price has gone up since now I am internet famous. This  one was done portrait format, there is a water tower painting in landscape format from the same photo. 

8 x 9" cold press (300lbs), watercolour. 1993 (No. 0041)