A few Bolton paintings (and Algonquin Park!)

 Valley views are a plenty in Bolton, a small town in Ontario that was initially a grain mill. This view is along a walking path behind my parent's house, you can see the ever-present suburban houses in the background, with a lush field of grass blowing, and a red winged black bird. This is actually a re-paint of a location painting I did in 2019. I was improving the colour and composition over the original. 

Bolton Valley, Red Winged Black Bird, 5 x 7" watercolour paper, watercolour, 2020 (No. 1641a)

Going with the wind theme, here is an older painting I did of my old highschool Humberview, on a very cold and windy day. The paper was flapping up and down and the paint splashing, which created a great wind effect. Looking back on this I am impressed with the earth tones and values. I even tried to get the "H" logo on the garbage can. 

Bolton, Humberview Flag, 5 x 7" cold press, watercolour, 2000 (No. 0253)

 

Jumping backwards in time, this one was among the first group of paintings I did on location back in the mid 90's. The theme here was 'Vanishing Landscapes', you see the barn in the background being carried away by the truck. The variations of grey are quite good, but the drawing needed a little work. I repainted this one too, but this version is the original done on location. 

Bolton Semi and Barn, 5 x 7" cold press, watercolour, 1997, (No. 254) 

Going with the truck theme now, here is the other part of the rig! I found this truck trailer in a farmers field and took a photo. So this painting was done from a photo back at home, it was a time before I started landscape painting on location. The metallic effect is convincing but the balance seems a little off. You can tell how much I enjoyed painting green. 

Truck Trailer in Field, 12 x16" hot press, watercolour, 1993 (No. 0004)

 

 

And on the back of the truck trailer painting, or what might have been the front, is a scene done from a photo I took at algonquin park. I probably walked along the shore and took this shot of the camp site. Over the years I have painted the red canoe many times. In this painting of my parents back yard, you can see the canoe retired under the deck.

Red Canoe, Stormy Sky, 12 x16" hot press, watercolour, 1993 (No. 0004b)