Downtown Bolton

Just another trip down memory lane, this painting was dated on the back as May 1996, exactly 24 years ago! At least we don't have to guess what the building was, Mr. Submarine in downtown Bolton. Now a days it is a fish and chips joint last time I checked. The summer of '96 was the beginning of my plein-air (location ) painting journey, there are about 2 dozen or more paintings from this era. The weather was apparently nice that summer, plenty of hot looking atmosphere. The palette was simpler back then, just 5 colours that I had from my paint classes done in 1989. There are too many numbers in this blog, but how about another one? 74. That is how many blogs I have completed this year, looks like I should easily break the record I made in 2008, when I did 100 blogs. 5 x7" cold press, watercolour, May 1996

How about one more? This painting was not dated, from the looks of it I would guess it was a little later, maybe 1998 because of the cerulean blue in the sky, and the much heavier application of paint. The scene is from the old Courtyards of Caledon downtown Bolton, which was mostly vacant around then, now it is half lumber yard, the other half donut store? 5 x 7" cold press, watercolour 1998?