Park Georges-st-Pierre is just on on the north side of st Jacques across from Terry Fox Park. The junction you see in the painting is Oxford avenue and Upper Lachine Road. I was actually heading home from the Terry Fox park and decided to ride through this park for the first time to see if there was anything good to paint. I always avoided this park because on the map it is chock full of sports fields and play areas which are usually not good for painting. But up in the corner of the park there was a bench illuminated by the setting sun, and a grassy area covered in yellow and orange leaves. It was one of those paintings that seemed impossible, it had a lot of problems to solve, and I almost rode on. Undaunted, I started by outlining the negative shape of the park bench, then filled in the grass, tree trunk leaves and background elements. The sun was shining through the trees, it was haloed in strong orange, yellow and magenta . The tree trunk colour is a delicious mix of red ochre (PR101), dark blue (PB60), and a touch of dark magenta (PV19). The store across the street is actually a very interesting looking dépanneur that I will have to return to at some point. Glad I stopped, this painting was memorable.
Sunset Bench and Tree, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, September 2023 (No. 3555)
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