Nearly full moon, depanneur

Last night I went out after the clouds cleared and got a good view of the nearly full moon, it was at 97% according to the time and date web page. Interesting, twisty trees looked they were reaching up to the moon. I was standing near the skating rink in William Hurst park, using the strong flood-lamps to illuminate the painting. Considering how moist the painting was, I had to finish the trees and detailing at home when it had a chance to dry. 

Nearly full moon tree tops, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, January 2026 (No. 4993a)

Its always a bit risky painting a car when its in front of a shop because you know its going to drive away soon. I got the outline and basic colour blocks in time, then of course the owners came out and drove off. Like in the last painting, I had to finish the details at home including the black lines and lettering on the sign, and brick texturing. Its nearly impossible to over-paint on location in the winter unless you return to the same location. One painting that worked out really well this way was brave Montreal, where I painted the background, went off and painted other paintings, then on the way back finished adding the bridge elements. Last night was too cold to mess around, although with the amount of winter clothing I had on it was almost too hot. And by the way, the sign on this store has no accent on the first E... not my mistake!

Depanneur car night, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, January 2026 (No. 4992b)