I was at the point of the park near Lachine, looking west up the st Lawrence river. A lot of people congregate here to take in the view and snap photos, and I have made many paintings here before. This scene shows the little beach with seaweed washed up, it smelled like seaweed as I painted. The trees on the shore line become paler and bluer as they recede into the distance. The brushwork is quite nice on this painting, I used a soft synthetic brush with a pointed end that I got from Kama Pigment a few months ago.
Point of Park Late Fall, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, November 2023 (No. 3584b)
On the way back the sky turned to dark purple although the sun was still coming through the clouds in some places. One of those hybrid trees near the path, the ones where the bark is brown on the bottom but white on top, had nearly white leaves. Against the dour background it appeared to be illuminated. I actually rode past (you can see the bike path to the right of the tree) then stopped, turned around and made a go of it. Painting white on dark is not possible in traditional watercolour, so I painted the sky first and dabbed in the negative space for the tree. While the painting may not be very accurate, it does have the same shock value that the scene had.
Ghost Tree, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, November 2023 (No. 3582b)
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