Loyola Campus, Three Generations of Architecture

May as well make it an even three blogs for today. Three is not even is it? How about an odd three blogs? I spotted this scene a long time ago, like at the end of last year when they were nearly finished the new building (seen in the background), and finally took the chance today since it was sunny and decent. On the right middle is the old building from the Loyola college days, now part of the psychology wing, while on the left middle is the relatively newer extension done in the 90's I believe. The doors are part of the glass and aluminum connecting hallway between the two wings. In the background is the new research building, not opened yet, it looks like a big air conditioner, I like to call it the cubical death star since it is all tinted black and dark grey.

What inspires a landscape location choice? I look around a lot, and see what grabs my attention, and I think about what shows the character of a location. In Bolton Ontario I liked to paint pictures of old farms that got turned into housing developments (the vanishing landscape), while in the urban setting of Montreal I like to find unique architecture and nature within the city. In this painting, I show the trees and grass in the reflection of the glass windows at the front (bottom left). The yellow tape on the doors may have been part of the pandemic lock down, but in fact, that yellow tape has been there for over a year due to a broken door!

I was also quite happy about how the brick tones turned out, I am finally starting to understand the new paints that I recently added to my palette.

5 x 7" rough press, watercolour, April 2020