Guelph Ontario

 I went to Guelph for a few painting trips it is half way between London where I went to University and Bolton where my parents lived. This scene was from the stadium, you see the prominent red and yellow logo of a Griffon. I painted another one of the same stadium on the same day, posted here.   5x7" cold press, watercolour, 1997?

Another scene from the Guelph University campus, this is a barn they use for teaching. Yes, they have a teaching barn, those professor cows sure know how to lecture. Actually Guelph University specializes in agriculture. 5x8" cold press, watercolour, 1997?

 

I've no idea what this building is, perhaps a museum? It was on the campus too, and the shape of the roof was cool. 5x7" cold press, watercolour, 1997?

 

It may have been the last one I did that day, I have a memory of being really hungry when I painted this. It was a bright sunny day and the sun was beating down, creating some stark light and shadow effects. The difficulty level of this painting was high, and I was in the habit of not using outlines. I like the metallic effect on the sign. It is the famous Albion Hotel. 5x7" cold press, watercolour, 1997?

I also painted the famous cannon on campus (it is even listed on google maps as a tourist attraction), the students paint it different colours every week. It was Canada Day. Here is the link of the canon painting, I updated that blog post because I found another version of the canon painting. It was a different day because it was raining that day.