Up and down the 401 highway there are On-route branded rest stops that have gas, restaurants, bathrooms, and some touristy shops. With holiday traffic I just stopped off quickly to stretch the legs, and in this case I made a quick painting while the sun was still shining. Walking around the structure nothing remarkable stood out, then I saw the sun shining from behind the green tinted glass. It seemed unlikely that I could capture the scene given the extremely cold and windy conditions, so I did the under-painting then carried on. At home I applied the dark elements like the grid on the glass wall, the roof, the background trees and car details and my initials. It turned out pretty well in the end, you really get the sense of the sun behind this tinted glass angled wall. There were a bunch of Bolton paintings too, I will post those on the blog soon. Meanwhile, there is still some snow out here in Montreal, and I have the year-in-review blog to put together.
Morrisburg rest stop, watercolour 5 x 7.5" cold press, December 2024
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