1280 St-Denis UQAM, 8x10, egg tempera

 

1279 After the Snow Storm, Montreal Street Scene, 8x10, egg tempera

 One last blast before spring time. I love winter. So cozy and charming and very quiet in the streets. 

1278 Du Parc, Mile End, Beautiful Winter Day, 8x10, egg tempera

 Can't you just feel that spring is right around the corner?

1277 Crescent Street, 8x10 egg tempera

 

1276 Drills and Skills, 8x10 egg tempera

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1275 La Maison du Bagel, 8x10, egg tempera

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 This is the other bagel shop on St-Viateur. This is near St Laurent.

1274 Montreal Street Scene, Mile End, 8x10, egg tempera

 A nice winter day.

1273 St-Viateur Street, 8x10, egg tempera

 

Canada Post Alternatives?

Does anyone have any good experience with other shippers besides Canada Post?

My paintings need to be shipped with TRACKING, INSURANCE and CONFIRMATION OF DELIVERY. I normally charge $30 to ship to the US and $25 within Canada.

I am shipping from a small city in BC. So not all courier services are available here.

I am considering giving UPS a chance. Your experience and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

1272 Chinatown Dusk, 8x10 gg tempera

 

I love Chinatown.

1271 McGill University Ghetto, 8x10 egg tempera

 I took a different approach with this piece. I started with a black ground and built up the lights. I think the painting has a nice depth. What do you think?

1270 Outremont, Father's Day Out, 8x10 egg tempera

 It's just hovering around freezing and everyone is out enjoying the day.

The Rialto, 8x10, egg tempera

 You have walked past the Rialto thousands of times. But you never went inside.

1269 Gala at the Rialto 8x10 egg tempera

This is a night gala I saw passing by on Park Ave in Montreal. Does it read alright?

1268 The Jacques-Cartier Bridge, 8x10, egg tempera

 It takes a very limited pallet to paint the Jacques Cartier on a short winter day.

1267 Rue Bousquet, After the Storm, 8x10, egg tempera

 What a lot of snow!

1266 Winter Sunshine, St-Viateur, 8x10, egg tempera

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 I just love a sunny day in winter when everyone goes out to get some vitamin D.

1265 rue Drolet, Montreal Winter Scene, 8x10, egg tempera

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 Looks like a walk before dinner.

1264 Ogilvy's, Downtown Montreal, 8x10, egg tempera

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 The good old days. A balmy winter day on Ste-Catherine Street.

1263 Under the Overpass, Montreal, 8x10, egg tempera

 This is one of my favourite streets in Mile End. I love that big old warehouse and the water tower. It makes the houses seem more private.

1262 Three Men and a Baby, Montreal Scene

 

1261 The Best Winter Day, 8x10, egg tempera

 Those were the best of days. When you do winter sports you hate to see winter end. You might even hope for more snow.

1260 Outremont Winter Street Scene, 8x10 egg tempera

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 Brothers.

1259 The Word, 8x10, egg tempera

 This is such a charming little shop. The Word has been there for as long as I can remember. 

1221 Perce Rock, Gaspe Peninsula, 8x10, oil

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Somehow I forgot  to post this painting when I did it. I think I was planning to do more to it. Anyways, less is more and someone loves it as it is. That's the best feeling.

1258 Forget House, Montreal Street Scene 8x10, egg tempera

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This is Maison Forget on Sherbrooke Street in Montreal. I had started a painting of it in 2012 without knowing it was called Forget House. It was just a really nice looking building. Recently someone asked if I had a painting of Forget House and it was only when I googled it that I realized I had laid the groundwork already to make a painting of it. Well, I just finished it and I quite like it.

 

1257 ParcLaFontaine Snow Day, 8x10 egg tempera

 I repainted this painting. I had painted this scene some time ago. I'm lost in time so I can't say if it was month or a year or two ago.  Anyways, after painting the first copy I didn't care for it (Okay, I don't know why but I hated, despised, and loathed it!). So I put it under the bathroom tap and sent it down the drain. There's my confession. Would other artists understand? I had no reason to do it other than mean angry spite. I had plenty of boards to do new paintings on...so I didn't need the board or anything. 

Well, after destroying my creation and letting some time pass I regretted it. I had photographed it before the big wipe off. Every time I saw the image I felt guilty. It got worse and worse. I was haunted by that image. 

I felt that the only way to make it stop was to bring it back to life. 

So I decided to repaint it. Here it is. I'm not (I promise) going to wipe it away again. I will give it some time to cure and then carefully seal it under some lovely, ultra blond, 2 lb cut home made shellac. 

There's my confession. Here's my amends. I'm ready to move on to my next painting. Thank you for reading this.

It is not my first time destroying a lovely work of art. But hopefully I have learned my lesson.

1256 Parc LaFontaine Fun, 8x10, egg tempera

 

1255 Outremont Park 8x10 egg tempera

 

1254 Charlottetown Winter Morning, 8x10, egg tempera

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 I love Charlottetown most after a big snow fall. So I love it a lot!