1190 Serrano's Mile End Scene, egg tempera, 8x10

Sold-Surrey BC

Serrano's has been around at least since the seventies. I used to love bringing home a roast chicken (and bagels) for dinner.

1187 Schwartz's, 8x10 egg tempera

Sold-Quebec

Scene outside Schwartz's March 26 2020. 

1174 Watching the Skaters, Outremont Park, egg tempera, 8x10

sold-St-Catherine ON

I just love this scene. I love skating too. 

1168 Rue Duluth Ouest, 8x10, egg tempera

sold-Montreal

1160 Skating at Outremont Park, 24x36, oil

I finally was able to get outside to photograph this piece in good lighting. I'm pleased with how this painting finally turned out. 

1160 Outremont Park, 24x36, oil

Once again sorry about the poor quality photo. It snowed all day and I photographed the painting on the back porch. As soon as I get a good day I'll retake the photographs. I normally photograph my paintings out on the back deck against the north wall.

Any way, here is the painting. I'm moving on for now.....sigh.

1141 Le Plateau Mont Royal, 8x10, oil on board

sold-Ottawa

This in one of my favourite views.  So charming.

I did this painting in oil on baltic birch 1/8th inch plywood. (Sealed and gessoed by me this summer on my back lawn under the supervision of Teena my tabby.) In case you're curious, here's the palette I used for this painting: Raw sienna, burnt sienna, raw umber, naples yellow, indian yellow, ultramarine, cerulean blue, cadmium red light, cadmium yellow light, pthalo green, flake white, and mars black.
For such an earthy grey painting it sure took a lot of colours. Most of the non earthtone colours were for the really saturated accents like the school signs (Pthalo green and cad yellow).  Okay I used black. (I'm allowed to because it's my painting and I hate rules).  Most of the "blacks" are done with a mixture of ultramarine blue and raw umber....but I couldn't resist getting the mars black out for the final touches...mostly defining some of the foreground shapes. I chose mars black over other blacks such as ivory because mars black drys faster. Same reason I chose lead white over titanium.

1139 Av Du Musee, 8x10, egg tempera

sold-Quebec

This was done in egg tempera. I love this medium for it's archival stability, quick drying and easy corrections.  The paint also handles beautifully....doesn't tend to run into the colour beside it and has an initial gesso like surface. The colours dry much lighter than they go on and dry very matte, but they become brilliant and saturated with a coat of shellac.

1136 St-Denis UQAM, 8x10, oil on board

Sold-Ottawa

I love how the district decorated the trees that year. It lit up the long dark nights in a fantastical way.

1132 St-Catherine, 8x10, oil on board

bid

I really like the way this one turned out. I usually photograph it in the back yard but today I didn't want to disturb our guest:

1128 Montreal Scene, Outremont, 8x10, oil on board

sold-Ottawa

I really enjoyed painting this. I used a few different techniques and I love the surface quality of the finished painting.

1124 St-Viateur, 8x10, oil

sold-USA

1121 Gaspe Scene, Sheltered by the Rock, 8x10, oil on board

sold-California

I love the splash of color against deep bluegray sea along the eastern shore of Gaspe. These charming homesteads are lucky enough to be sheltered somewhat by the rock.