Undaunted, I began this painting in a blizzard, standing under the eave of the sports building at the center of Trenholme park looking north towards Sherbrooke street. There was a surprising amount of colour for a dreary winter's night in Montreal, which I captured in the snow reflections, sky, bricks, and windows. I know this location so well I can really get it, like Cloud over Trenholme from last year. In this case, I could get the entire snow, sky, and windows completed in the bus and background apartments. To warm up and let the painting dry I popped into a local Korean-Japanese fusion restaurant and had the General Tao Bento Box, which is a tray full of delectable Asian foods with a chefs salad, followed by hot tea. Reinvigorated, I headed back out and completed the painting on location, although the snow had subsided some by now. So the entirety of the scene was done on location which was much more satisfying than completing the scene at home from memory. And if I ever sell this painting I will have to add $20 to cover the food bill!
Bus on Sherbrooke winter night, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, February 2025
No comments:
Post a Comment