With warm temperatures and steady drizzle, the snow was rapidly melting today. On the way home I took a detour around a few local parks and was lucky enough to find some overhangs to stand under and make a few paintings. For this one I was standing under the entrance of the new utility building they completed in Coffee park, looking west. The tree had a neat colour scheme of dark yellow and black. The entire walking path was a mess of snow and water that reflected the image of the trees.
Melting snow Coffee park, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, December 2024
At Trenholme park there was a similar kind of mess, the thick layer of snow was melting into the grassy field creating a pattern of white, blue and green. You can see in the foreground where the water was inundating the painting. I've said it before, that water is the enemy of a watercolour painting, which is ironic. The blurring and soupy textures in the foreground really capture the effect. You can see my initials even blurred out.
Melting snow Trenholme park, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, December 2024
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