Group of Seven homage

On the topic of early works and practicing, these paintings are my homage to famous oil paintings done by the Group of Seven and Tom Thompson the great Canadian landscape painters from the early 20th Century. To their credit, I wrote the name of the artist and work on the back of the painting as well as the date it was completed. This one was called Black Spruce in Autumn by Tom Thompson who was an unofficial member of the group. You can click on the link to see the original. 9 x 12" watercolour paper, watercolour, 1992 (No. 0080)

This one was a homage to Montreal River by Lauren Harris. Was it foretelling that I would eventually live in Montreal and paint the river?
9 x 12" watercolour paper, watercolour, 1992 (No. 0081)

This is my version of Stormy Weather, Georgian Bay II, by Fred Varley. I had only been painting watercolour for 3 years at this point, so it was ambitious to try and copy masterpieces done in oil. Seeing the originals now, it looks like I had trouble getting the thick juicy coloured brush strokes, and the drawing is off, but I certainly learned a lot in the attempt. If possible I would like to travel to some of these locations and try for real once the pandemic lock-down is eased off.
9 x 12" watercolour paper, watercolour, 1992 (No. 0082)

There was a fourth one I did, Scrub Oaks and Maples by Carmichael. I will make a nice scan of it soon. 9 x 12" watercolour paper, watercolour, 1992 (No. 0083)