Terry Fox park is a narrow strip of grass, trees, and a walking path that must have been too small to build on because its one of the only plots open to the public. I have painted here several times before, I only go on weekends since st Jacques street is quite noisy with cars and trucks. One of my favorite motifs, the garbage bin, is featured front and center in the painting. Its tidier than real life since there was a big pile of cardboard next to it that I edited out. The escarpment is actually what used to be the shore of a lake called lake Pierre, now it is covered in trees and creeper vines.
Bin Terry Fox Park, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, March 2025 (No. 4203b)
The back of this empty lot, which used to be some sort of industrial lot and is now for sale, was covered in piles of snow. A crow was in a puddle trying to eat something, and it stayed around long enough for me to get a decent likeness into the painting. To get the 'old snow' look I used multiple textural layers, then finished with the undulating tree shadows over top.
Crow in a puddle, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, March 2025 (No. 4202a)
At the edge of the empty lot was the beginning of a full lot, completely stuffed with parked trucks, bins, and other utility vehicles. In the foreground, you see some remaining snow, and the trees that are actively growing in the empty lot. Given enough time the forest will retake this spot. The city should buy it and restore it into a forest. Call it Pierre Forest.
Empty lot full lot, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, March 2025 (No. 4203a)
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