Down next to the back patio at my Parent's house there are plenty of flowers growing including tulips, purple flowers, light blue flowers, and a few dandelions. Using lots of yellow (PY184) brightened up the scene.
Flowers back patio, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, May 2026
More wild flowers growing on the other side of the creek in the valley, but what caught my interest was a school of minnows darting under the clear water. Its good to see some nature returning to the creek like this, it was once a sterile rain ditch, over the years it eroded and meandered along until nature returned.
Minnows in creek, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, May 2026
An unlikely place to spot a pylon, on a path in the middle of a valley-forest. I was ready for it, having painted a lot of pylons in Montreal. This part of the path gets flooded regularly, so the city dropped it off to warn people.
Pylon path forest, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, May 2026
Some musician 'roadies' were unloading equipment for a live show up at the community center. They didn't seem to mind that I was painting a picture of them hard at work. We never did see the show, it seemed rather elaborate.
Live band setup, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, May 2026
Looking up towards the radio relay tower and Bolton water tower behind the community center, reminded me of 1996 when Mom took me to an art show up here, and we tried to sell paintings. Although none were sold that day, I made a bunch of paintings on the day... a few can be seen in
this blog. Since that was almost exactly 20 years ago, it was interesting to compare the experience. I recall the challenge of painting outdoors back then, compared to now with all the experience I amassed especially in the last six years.
Bolton towers, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, May 2026
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