Friday, December 19, 2014

828 Montreal Winter St-Denis Near UQAM

Lately I've felt like going back to school. I miss my university years. Not so much the challenge of learning but those cold slushy short winter days. 

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

820 Montreal Winter, Fastest Transport, 8x10, oil

sold-Canada (Calgary)
It's true. Two wheeled powered by your own steam is usually the fastest transport in Montreal winter. Unless you live next to the metro.

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

815 Montreal Winter Rue Bousquet, 6x6, oil

sold-USA
Bousquet is a really charming street at any time of the year but especially in winter. You need a snow shovel for sure if you live here.

Monday, November 24, 2014

814 Montreal Winter, Red Stairs, 8x10, oil

sold-Canada (Quebec)
I'm tempted to call this work "Never on Tuesday" as parking would be impossible. A little drama. But I decided on "Red Stairs" as that would be better strategically for the search engines.  Will see.

Thursday, November 20, 2014

810 Montreal Winter Scene, Shovelling, 6x6, oil

sold-USA
Hockey is considered Canada's official sport. But shovelling snow is the activity that gets more hearts pumping across the country than anything else. 

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Sunday, November 16, 2014

806 Montreal Skyline with Cardinal

sold
My sister had a place in Hochelaga near La Fontaine. This was the view from her back balcony. The cardinal used to visit regularly. Everywhere you turn in Montreal you will see a church towering over the houses. 

Friday, November 14, 2014

805 Montreal Winter, McGill, 6x8, oil

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Here's another McGill Ghetto Painting. It depicts the start of the Canadian long cold winter evenings when everyone's indoors studying hard for their exams.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

802 Montreal Under Snow, 6x6, Oil

sold-USA (Hawaii)
This is Montreal Est under snow. This charming area used to be called the Molasses quarter because there was a Molasses factory here that employed many in the neighbourhood. There was a time when Montreal had many factories.

Sunday, November 9, 2014

800 Point Zero, St Catherine Est

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This building stands on its own on St Catherine East, Near UQUAM. Many years ago it stood inconspicuously between other edifices like itself. But now it stands alone on the edge of vacant lots. 

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

779 Le Plateau-Mont-Royal



sold-Canada (Labrador NL)
How tray this landscape would be if not for those gorgeous redbrick buildings with touches of bright paint.  

Friday, October 24, 2014

777 Goldstream Campfire

The salmon are still running out at Goldstream so lots of people are going out to witness this amazing event. Here are a family enjoying a campfire under the trees.

Thursday, October 23, 2014

776 Roses and Robert Amos Pottery

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I found this Robert Amos Pottery vase at a consignment store. What a treasure! I think the Arbutus berries is the perfect thing to put in it. (Both are so totally Victoria).

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Monday, October 13, 2014

774 Flowers for Thanksgiving


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A dear friend of mine treated me to Thanksgiving dinner and gave me these lovely flowers. I really do feel grateful for my wonderful friend and everything else.

Saturday, October 11, 2014

1538 lacing Up