Today the heavy snow that we got over the weekend started to melt, leaving greenish-brown patches showing through at Trenholme park on Sherbrooke. This painting was one of opportunity, I had my bike and found a nice spot to stand in front of the recreational building at the center of the park and the sun was shining on me from left to right. It was not much of a landscape per say, but I liked the pattern than the melted snow was making on the grass. To paint this one, I applied the sky first, let it dry, and applied the pale wash of the snow across the bottom two thirds of the paper. While it was still wet, I brushed in the green mixture (PG36 + PY43 +PBr7) and some streaks of brown (PBr7). With the warm sun, the rest of the painting dried well and I could do the tree overlays and some grass detailing on location.
Trenholme park Melt, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, March 2024
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