The plan for today was to head out to Mont Royal to do some mountain paintings. Instead I took the wrong bus and ended up at Vendome terminus! Luckily there are some good views just south of the station like this one, looking north with Mont Royal in the background, and a huge pile of snow in the foreground. A tree still had little scarlet seeds on it, and some grass was poking up from the snow. I used the new colours here - deep scarlet (PR175) for the berries, lemon yellow (PY175) for the glow in the snow, and info blue (PB60) for the cools. I mixed some raw umber with honey yesterday and let it dry- it worked a lot better int he cold weather.
Mountains of Snow, 5 x 7.5" cold press, watercolour, January 2021 (No. 2535)
This hill is a narrow ridge running behind the Glen Hospital. A solitary tree stood on the top of the snowy slopes. The Montreal skyline was visible in the background. To paint this one I had to kick out a spot in a snow drift next to the sidewalk by a lamp post. My new boots held up to the task and kept my feet warm today although it was only hovering around zero. The wind was strong though.
Snowy Hill, Solitary Tree 5 x 7.5" cold press, watercolour, January 2021 (No. 2536)
To satisfy my urge to climb a mountain I tromped up the snowy hillside, it was slippery due to partially melted snow with patches of ice underneath. I used the herring bone method of cross country skiing, that is were you walk duck feet so as to not slide down backwards. At the top I found an awesome view of downtown, mostly Ville St. Henri, Verdun, and Lasalle would be visible from here. The wind was whipping up a fury, making the paper flop around and the temperature feel a lot colder than it was. Light snow also picked up. I was glad to finish and head home. I saw some neat snow covered trees along Masonneuve on the way back. At home I touched up these paintings a bit.
View from the Top 5 x 7.5" cold press, watercolour, January 2021 (No. 2537a)
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