Today there was a surprise blizzard consisting of strong wind and very wet snow. It was not particularly cold but the moisture was starting to penetrate my clothing and I had to cut the painting trip short. This is a scene of st Lawrence river with its cracked ice, in the background is Lachine's park. It was a real battle, this painting, as you can see it got pelted with snow even though I was standing under a tree at the side of a building. The two trees, the ice crack, and the background tree texturing was done at home.
Blizzard on st Lawrence, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, March 2023 (No. 3420)
I was half way through this one when the severe blizzard hit head on. It didn't deter this dog walker though! I was practicing perspective with this painting, trying to get the building in the background scaled correctly next to the building in the foreground. It worked out okay but once again the foreground structure was not tall enough. I had to rush to finish this one due to the heavy wet snow which you can see the effects of in the sky.
Shed in Field, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, March 2023 (No. 3421a)
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