Next to campus there is a short row of condos and then an empty lot on the corner with two large billboards. I stood behind them in a grassy expanse because it was surrounded by cool brick walls and heavy foliage which provided shade. Considering the heat I needed somewhere somewhat cool to stand and paint. In the view you see the Dagwoods sandwich restaurant across the street flanked by the edges of the two billboards seen from the back. The billboards were painted with burnt sienna and indo blue, and some carbon black for dark areas.
Billboards with Dagwood, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2023 (No. 3487a)
This was the first one I did on location, looking at a different angle across Sherbrooke towards the health center building. Often the first painting I do on a trip is a warm up, although on a few occasions the first one was the best of the lot. Today I just made two from this vacant lot standing behind the billboards. It seems like it will cool off a little starting this evening.
Behind Billboards, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2023 (No. 3487b)
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