Today was just like a nice summer's day... with a meter of snow and cold, gusty wind. To paint, I found some refuge under the large covered entrance to the local Benny library/cultural center but the snow was still blowing around and accumulating on the painting surface. I had to constantly blow the snow off and tap the painting on the wall to get the snow off it. Its amazing it turned out as well as it did. Trying to depict the reflection on the glass wall would have been tough in the best of conditions. I touched up the scene at home to complete some of the areas and add my initials. Tomorrow might be more interesting with enormous piles of snow, 2 meter drifts in places, although it is another day where Montrealers are being asked to stay home. Maybe I will walk instead of riding the bike tomorrow but who knows. So for any artists out there, there is no excuse to sit at home and paint in your studio when the whole world is out there waiting for you, sunshine or blizzard.
Blizzard! watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, February 2025
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