Fall Leaves on Ground Coffee Park

 

On the way back from picking up some lunch on Harley street I stopped to make a quick painting in Coffee Park. In between meetings, I had to paint fast, and so chose a relatively simple scene. It started with the orange/beige under-painting, which I worked up in shades of yellow, orange and red, finishing with the variations of green. The background included some cars and generic looking duplexes. Finally, the coffee-coloured trees were added over, with a few violet and blue brush strokes for the sky. The road might look like its tilting, because it is, this would be the beginning of the escarpment leading past the train tracks and down into the valley. There is a prominent wrought iron fence around this park, which is typical of the old parks here in NDG.

Fall Leaves on Ground Coffee Park, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, November 2022 (No. 3283a)