577 Snow Berries and Birch Leaves

I stole a few moments today to do this study of autumn leaves and snow berries I found on a walk. 

576 Chili Peppers

These are some chili peppers my cousin dried this summer. Locally grown and sold door to door by a neighbor. They are almost black red and they all curl in interesting ways. I enjoyed the shadows as much as the pappers.

575 Dried Flowers Study

I'm a house guest for a few days this week and didn't want to push my welcome by making a mess painting in my cousin's home. So I took out my water colours and painted flowers from the dried bouquet on her dining room table. 

574 Montreal the Ritz

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I love painting Montreal Cityscapes.  This is a Montreal Rue Sherbrooke scene during the holiday season.

573 Japanese Maple Leaf Study

These Japanese maple leaves have stems that back up on an odd angle. They's very pretty though. 

572 Autumn Forest, Mount Doug

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It was back to Mount Doug today. A lovely day, raining lightly, not too cold.   The moss was such a bright green, the maple leaves orange red and burnt sienna, and the snow berries on their bare slim branches seemed to dance in the air. I felt enchanted today surrounded by all this beauty.

Emily Carr painter here as well. In 1942 She claimed to have had a vision that inspired her to paint at Mount Doug Park.  She said she felt the forest had something to tell her. This is where she painted her last works which were both mystical and enchanting.

Here's a photo of my setup in situ.

571 Chinese Empress Leaves

This is a sprig from the Chinese Empress tree on the lawn of the Parliament Building. It was a great find. On the lawn amongst thousands of other leaves. It spent the night in the crisper of my fridge. It's a good way to keep them from drying up quickly.

Here's a photo of the sprig.