After painting in Parc Dieppe I looped back around the port and did this painting of the main tourist drag called Jacques-Cartier Place where art meets coffee. Actually there seemed to be a lot of food and good cheer going around, never mind the Pandemic. To capture this amount of detail I started with the form and the architecture first, then worked on the tangle of art displays, pedestrians and diners under the awnings. There was not one focal point, just the whole painting working together like a jigsaw puzzle. This new paper is alright, it holds the colour reasonably well but has a bit of a rougher texture than a typical cold press. When painting scenes like this, the main goal is to convey the energy of the scene, like poetry or music in a way.
Jacques-Cartier Place, Art and Cafes, watercolour 8 x 10" Fabriano Artistico, May 2022 (No. 3026)
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