Over the holidays I visited my parents in Bolton for a short while, there was plenty of fresh snow all around. This scene was in Bolton forest, many trees had fallen, actually, they seemed to have been cut down and had evidence of worms. There was a lot to do in this painting, as always the forest scenes are deceptively tough.
Bolton felled trees, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, December 2024 (No. 4236b)
Here is a scene I probably painted in the summer from the exact spot, but there was a lot more green and many flowers then, not to mention mosquitos. In the forest, everything is grey and brown, with a little green and white in the winter. Keeping the brush strokes fast, and mostly dry helps, and avoid making big washes that stay moist.
Bolton winter path vertical, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, December 2024 (No. 4235a)
I had this named as a path, but it may well have been the Humber river. Either way, it looks neat with the blurry distant elements and all the yellow ochre and umber reeds. A few licks of red here and there really pop.
Bolton winter path horizontal, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, December 2024 (No. 4235b)
If you venture far enough down the walking path it comes to the old, derelict Bolton Camp. It was purchased by a Toronto youth group but never renovated, so all these buildings stand empty. I liked how they were arranged up the side of this steep embankment. Everything was overgrown, I bet in the summer they are hardly visible.
Bolton camp winter, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, December 2024 (No. 4238a)
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