Just across the train tracks at the end of Harley street there is a big empty field populated only by disused furniture. Without a park in this neighborhood it is the only place to sit. Today the table was collapsed and chairs over-turned and badly damaged. I guess the party is over. It was a good way to symbolically end summer of 2022, doing a painting depicting a destroyed kitchen set in an open field. The leaves have been turning colours and falling steadily over the past week, leaving a kaleidoscope of earth yellow, orange and red on the ground. To paint the grassy field full of leaves I began with a flat yellow-brown wash, then overlaid small brushstrokes starting with green, yellow, orange and finishing with darker green and red-brown. In the background is an auto shop that does major car repairs. Occasionally the staff see me painting pictures in this field and probably wondering what the heck I am doing!
Party Over in the Field, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, October 2022 (No. 3270)
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