Snow stop!

Just before the sun went down I made this painting of the auto shop, seemingly buried in snow. I was standing by a huge snow pile on the opposite corner, and almost just walked by since I was heading over to the grocery store to buy more salt. It was going to hurt, this one, with strong windchill barreling down Somerled, and just the thin glove on to get better brush control. At home while the painting was still moist I detailed a few areas, but most of it was completed on location using my shoulder bag (the bike is still stuck at work). 

Auto shop sun down, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, February 2025 (No. 4187)

At the corner of the parking lot on campus there is an enormous 3 meter (12 feet) pile of snow that almost completely buried a stop sign. The facility building in the background was also covered in snow and icicles. Some passer-by stopped and chatted for a minute, He said, 'You're a good painter, you paint fast.' to which I replied 'I have to, its cold out!'  The joke of the painting is that it needs to stop snowing. But in fact Toronto area is getting a third snow storm soon, not sure about Montreal area, we have enough now.  

Snow Stop! watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, February 2025 (No. 4275a)