Here is another painting from the Shawinigan trip done at La Cité de l'énergie park which is right next to the hydro electric dams on Saint-Maurice River. The water slows to a standstill and many water lilies were growing. In the background is an old aluminum plant, and of course, the ever-present power lines that crisscross the landscape heading off into the unknown. Usually I omit the hydro lines from my paintings but in this case they were integral to the ethos of the scene. Water, power, industry, the city of energy. And Jean Chrétien former prime minister of Canada, he is also from Shawinigan. In fact there is a museum dedicated to his achievements, and displaying the huge number of gifts he received from other countries over the years. Hydro electric dams have a big impact on the environment, but it was good to learn more and to see one first hand; we took the tour of an operational one and it was really neat inside.
7 x 10" hot press (block) Watercolour, 2019 August
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