As an art connoisseur of dumpsters, I found this selection to be delectable. It was the mother lode of dumpsters. Usually I see one, maybe two side by side, but this lot had dozens of them, all blue, in all different shapes and sizes. Unfortunately (or fortunately if you are a dumpster connoisseur) they were all pretty rusty and looking worse for wear. I painted the blue first, then over-painted rust with rust... literally, red ochre pigment (PR101) is iron oxide, to which I mixed in yellow ochre (PY43) and pyrol orange (PO73) for good measure. In the background you see the trees lining the lachine canal, which I would normally paint from the other direction. It was neat today to find Turcot Place road and see what is beyond the tree line and down in the industrial area. Completing the scene, there was a pile of gravel, some old 2x4 planks, and some scattered bricks. I just added blue to the painting name in case I find another dumpster depot and they are in a different colour. Those neon-yellow ones have to be kept somewhere in Montreal....
Dumpster depot blue, watercolour 8 x 10" cold press, April 2025
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