Finally I got out to make a quick painting despite the cold, bitter wind, night time, and curfew. All bundled up, I dropped off the compost into our backyard composter, and then squeezed through the front gate which was partly frozen into the ground. Standing on our garden terrace I could see a near perfect half moon on a slight tilt. The wind was strong and I worried that my palette might blow away. Since it was past curfew, I did not want to be running down the street after a palette! Luckily everything stayed put and I managed to get a painting completed from just outside of our condo. The view is across the street, there were a few windows lit up- people smarter than me staying indoors. They had one of those car tents out front. There was also a street light in this scene, and a telephone pole, but there was no way I could include them considering the conditions. The painting was turning to slush as I painted it, you can see bit of ice crystal around the moon. And I had the max amount of salt in the water, which is 300 grams per liter. I also had my new headlight on which really helped out, thanks to a thoughtful gift from Cilei.
Cold Night Past Curfew, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, January 2022 (No. 3055a)
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