Mont Sutton is a popular ski hill between Montreal and the border with Vermont, it is also criss-crossed with hiking paths. This view was from the Lake Mohawk trail at the Abernakis rock lookout point at about 730 meters. The rock, which you can see in the foreground of the painting is very large, about the size of the roof of a house. We sat there having lunch on top of the rock, the breeze was cool and the view was spectacular! There were trees growing just on the edge of the rock, which occupy the middle ground (and center focal point) of the painting, and there are rolling hills overlapping in the distance. Recently I had the idea that a painting has to be like a three course meal, appetizer, main course, and dessert. In other words, I try to emphasize three things, in this case, the rock with its great sweeping arc and mossy rough texture, the wind-swept pine tree in the middle, and the deep-blue vastness of the background hills. Bon appétit !
7 x 10" hot press (block) Watercolour Aug. 2019
PS, a 'block' is a type of paper where the sheets are initially in a stack and connected by an adhesive which you cut off when the painting is done. This obviates the need to stretch the paper and makes it a lot easier to transport on a landscape painting trip. I just bought two new ones.
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