Tree Blossoms with Ground Hog

As I go through the paintings from the first half of the year to update the catalogue, I found this one showing tree blossoms with a ground hog scurrying past. There was another painting of tree blossoms down in the park Jean Drapeau done on the same location, I am not sure why I didn't scan and blog about this one earlier, I actually like it better than the other one. It seems here, the tree was done entirely wet in wet with magenta (PR122) and a bit of violet (PV55) dabbed in. The branches and trunk appear to glow green, signifying the light mossy coating. The ground hog just stood there staring at me for a moment before taking off. To make the flowers really appear to glow, the rest of the scene has to be drab, which it was back in April.

Tree Blossoms with Ground Hog, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, April 2024 (No. 3735b)