1017 McGill Ghetto, Milton, 8x10, oil on board

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1016 McGill Student Ghetto, Aylmer Street, 8x10, oil on board

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This is a scene from the McGill Student Ghetto. It's Alymer Street, I believe. I used to have a friend who lived in that redbrick building. The apartment was really tiny, it had an icebox that was automatically defrosted every Wednesday. The rent was cheap then. We used to go to free concerts at the Pollack Hall. Sometimes we could hear a music student playing the Sax from an apartment across the lane. Those were magical days. 

1015 The Turquoise House, 8x10, oil on board

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1014 Montreal Winter Scene, The Open Door, 8x10, oil on board

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1013 McGill Ghetto, Best Friends, 8x10, oil on board

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I saw this adorable pair and thought I've gotta paint that narrative. I couldn't decide whether they were moving in, or back from the holidays, or just heading to the library with a lot of those heavy textbooks in that roller bag. I finally decided they were best friends moving in.

1012 Le Plateau Kids, 8x10, oil on baord

Look out. Snowball coming.

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1011 Vol de Nuit, Le Plateau Mont Royal Scene, 8x10, oil on board

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1010 The Ritz, 8x10, oil on board

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1009 Charlottetown, The Yellow House, 8x10, oil on board

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1008 Parc LaFontaine, 8x10, oil on board

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1007 Montreal Street Scene, Bishop, 8x10, oil on board

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I not a hundred percent sure this isn't Crescent. I always get them mixed up. The Musee is just around the corner on Sherbrooke.

1006 Pont Jacques-Cartier, 8x10, oil on board

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I just love the collage-like feeling to this painting. I accidentally spelt it Jaques Cartier and had to go back in and fix that. I was so tempted to just leave it (I'm soooo lazy) but I just knew I'd get heat for that. Only took a couple of minutes to repaint the sign. But you know how it is.....Once you "fix" one thing you start "fixing" everything else.  You don't stop till you're at the point of ruining the whole thing.....Phew. I like the results. And I won't get heat for anything.
I know the title is misleading. But I'll take heat for that. I'm leaving it. I'll paint the actual bridge another day.

1005 Montreal Scene, De La Gauchetiere, 8x10, oil on board

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1004 The Red Hat, 8x10, oil on board

This is St Catherine near Peel.

1003 View from St.Mathieu, 8x10, oil on board

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1002 Skating at outremont Park, Montreal winter scene, 8x10, oil on board

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1001 Mile End, Montreal Winter Scene, 8x10, oil on board

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1000 Outremont, Montreal Winter Scene, 8x10, oil on board

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999 Sunflowers and Blue Bird, 18x24, oil on stretched canvas

This bluebird figurine adds two things to this painting. It balances the composition and adds an element of narrative. I found bluebird at a consignment shop in Victoria a few years ago. He's appeared in a number of paintings. I'm always on the lookout for bird figurines. I'd be glad to find one even damaged but I think people just don't want to part with these darling things. Sigh.

998 Sunflowers in a Mason Jar, 8x10, oil on board

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997 Sunflowers in a Mason Jar, 8x10, oil on board

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This is another bunch of sunflowers I got from the local weekend farmers market. I have a collection of different Mason jars. I really like flowers in jars. Especially the type of flowers grown in local gardens. Just such a homey feeling.

996 Market Sunflowers, 8x10, oil on board

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I picked these sunflowers up at a local farmers' market. It's sunflower season!

995 Le Plateau Mont Royal, Montreal Winter Scene

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I did this a while back and just found it amongst my stuff. I'm posting it here as a preview of what's to come. Sigh, after a long wonderful hot summer we will have a cozy snowy slushy wonderful winter.

994 Poppies in the Veggie Patch, 12x16, oil on canvas

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I did this yesterday in the garden. Someone gave me some poppy seeds and what a lovely varied assortment came up. We had a heat spell that lasted two months and the veggies just loved it. I just tossed another handful of poppy seeds into the bed. I want to be painting them into the fall. All the other flowers have gone but the bachelor buttons are coming back. and there are a few pink roses still.  I just love summer. 

993 Pink Peonies, 8x10, oil on board

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Peonies embody romance and prosperity and are regarded as an omen of a happy marriage. The peony is the traditional floral symbol of China. 

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992 Wild Roses in a Mason Jar, 8x10, oil

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 I did this today from life. I love wild roses but they don't last long as a cut flower. The fragrance is like cloves. Intoxicating.

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