Able to get up to the top of Mount Royal, just south of Beaver Lake, I could make these paintings before the snow really picked up in the afternoon. In this scene, pine trees stand out against the snowy landscape. the green was a mix of perylene green (PBk31), orange-yellow (PY110) and yellow ochre (PY43) and some dabs of green (PG36) and black (PBk6). The shadows were done with wet-in-wet washes that are difficult to pull off in such conditions but I got all of these paintings done on location. To do so, I did all three paintings in succession, starting with background, let dry, then foreground to finish. I am like one of those chess players who can play multiple games at once!
Pine trees and snow, watercolour 8 x 10" cold press, February 2025
Here is a scene of the ski/walk path that was quite busy today, you see cross country skiers on the left and walkers on the right. A few bikes went by too. Like the other paintings, I did the background snow and sky, then over-painted the trees and people.
Ski and walk, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, February 2025
Just before it started to snow, the sun was barely visible through the clouds. The trees seemed to be reaching up to it. In fact the sun was a lot higher in the sky but I composed it near the top. Some impressionist brush strokes complete the snow on the ground. The tree colour is mostly a greenish umber (PBr7) from the ShinHan company.
Sun through trees Mount Royal, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, February 2025
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