At the market

This 16 x20" oil on canvas painting has been painted at the Marché
Jean Talon market in Montreal , Quebec. It took two sessions to
complete this painting . It can be quite challenging to paint in an
open market . People go about doing their routine shopping and
some people enjoy seeing artists paint but some people ignore us
completely or are disturbed by our presence. The market is a
wonderful place to work because there is always someone or some-
thing on the move and it is constently changing .

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Grenville in winter

There is a bridge on the Quebec and Ontario border that connects
to the city of Hawkesbury , Ontario on the otherside. I've often tra-
veled to Hawkesbury in search of subjects to paint .I could see ,while
crossing the bridge on my wayback home, a village and a church that
is near the riverbank .One day , curiosity attracted me to this little
village called¨Grenville sur la rouge ¨. Rode past the church and rea-
lised that there was not much to see . There stood this old church
and across the street there was a lock and another street that
bordered each side of the river . The river was frozen and you could
feel the cold in the air . It was a very beautiful january day, the sun
was shining bright . By the time I installed my painting kit , my
hands were frozen and I could not open my paint tubes . Luckily my
car wasn't far away for me to warm my hands . The problem with
painting in winter is that you need your hands to paint so it is very
difficult to paint with gloves on . Anyway , it took a while to get
started but I was happy with the result . The snow on the ground
made it a bit difficult because the sun reflected on the snow and I
had to tone it down a bit to harmonise the color scheme of the
painting. It was a near -20° C that day and I was happy but tired
of my journey . Grenville in winter is a 9x12" oil painting on board.

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At the Falls

There is a place in the lower Laurentiens called Rivière du Nord and
it is a beautiful spot where you can walk and ski during winter time .
The trails are several kilometers long and borders the river . There is
a bridge that connects the east and west borders . I have made a lot
of my paintings there . This place is bigger than the Parc des Mille Îles
and there is more areas to paint .When I set out to paint ¨At the falls¨,
I walked quite a while before finding the right spot to paint . I worked
my way through vegetation to get a better view . I started painting
although a bit uncomfortable . The next morning , I was invited to a
paint out and I showed , to a friend , the painting I did earlier at the
falls and she told me to watch out , that a friend of hers painted at
Rivière du nord and she got poison ivy . The next morning I woke up
with rash all over my body . Yes , I had also caught poison ivy but
for me , it was still worth while , ¨At the falls ¨is a great painting .
¨At the Falls ¨ 20x24" oil on canvas .

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Out in the woods

There is a nature reserve close to my home in boisbriand , Quebec
where I sometimes go and paint . It's a small trail but so filled with
wildlife , trees of all sort . There are beautiful viewpoints of the river
and interesting areas to paint . This reserve's riverbank is on the
other side of the Parc des Mille Îles . I remember seeing a family of
albinos squirels playing about . 8x6" oil pochade tree study .

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Trail leading to the river

Trail leading to the river is a 8x6" oil pochade that I made while in the
Parc des Mille Îles in Ste-Rose , Quebec , Canada .You can rent canoes
and kayaks and have a picnic on the premises . There is a small trail
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