Payez Ici, Mount Royal Park, Montreal

Type F to pay respect.  That phrase is a 'meme', F is typed to show respect on-line, usually for a tragic event or loss. Choosing a location to paint seems innocuous but has a big impact on the finished work. I have written at length about where to sit- in this case under a tree for shade, and with a side-lit subject in clear view. Juxtaposing the parking sign "Payez Ici" (Pay here), with the cemetery in the background creates a dark humor, and social commentary considering this is part of the pandemic blues series of paintings. Hopefully things stabilize, it is 'wait and see' in Quebec for now.
7 x 10" rough press, watercolour, May 2020

F

Speaking of respects, there are a number of paint tubes I took out of my collection and will bring to the environmental center for disposal. Most of them I will not replace or use anymore, except where noted. For the sake of record-keeping, here is the list of paint tubes I will dispose of and some notes:

PB28 cobalt blue SEN, old, semi solidified, moderate toxicity cobalt

PB35 cerulean blue WN, moderate toxicity cobalt

PB35 cerulean blue WN (2 tubes), old, solidified, moderate toxicity cobalt

PB35 cerulean blue SEN, old, solidified

PY40 aureolin yellow WN, substantial toxicity cobalt, poor LF

PY53 yellow and red mixes DS, moderate toxicity nickel

PY129 green gold WN, moderate toxicity copper WN

PV1 rose tyrian, substantial toxicity rhodamine, very poor LF

PB28+PW6 Verditer blue HWC, moderate toxicity cobalt

PR242 french vermilion hue, poor LF

PBk6 PBr7 Sepia WN old, gummy

PG18(+PG7!) HWC old, gummy, spiked with PG7 as noted on Handprint.com

PB15 SEN old ... replaced with PB15.3 MG, and PB15 yellow shade HWC

PY154 SEN old ... replaced with PY154 HWC

PR209 SEN old ...replaced with PR209 HWC

PG7 WN and HWC old ...need to replace soon, probably PG7 HWC

These were not toxic, I already threw out in Jan 2020:

PR83 alizarin crimson, very poor LF

PR83+PR48 crimson lake, very poor LF

PR83+PBk7+PB27+PB29 payne grey, poor LF ... replaced with PV19+PB15+PBk6 neutral tint WN

PR83+PG7 hookers green very poor LF

PY3 lemon yellow

PB29 french ultramarine DS, had severe pigment separation

PBr7 raw umber HWC old, gummy, excessive gum arabic

DS = Daniel Smith, MG = M. Graham, SEN=sennelier, WN= winsor and newton, HWC = holbein watercolor, old = the old brand selection

LF = lightfast (fades in sunlight)