Snowshoeing in Parc du Domaine Vert

Parc du domaine Vert Outing

I decided to go paint at the ¨Parc du Domaine Vert ¨in Mirabel
,Qc today . It is about 12 kilometers from my home and today
was a chilling -10 c but a beautiful day . I tried for the first time
a new pair of snowshoes I just bought recently . I'ts not easy to
put them on especially with my packsack on my back .Nonethe-
less I was very happy with my painting even though it was a
difficult condition to paint . There are several trails to walk on
and you can also ski . I took several photos of my painting and I
will put them all on this blog .

Maison Dubois 9 x 12 " Oil on board

This is the old historic Maison Dubois house that I painted
a few weeks ago . I liked the old barn behind the trees . I
did a second painting of this barn but from another angle .

recent paintings

Here are a few paintings I've did this week . they were

all painted from a walking distance from my home . The

reason being that I had a problem with my car and they

had to tow it to the garage . It was too old to repare it so

I sent it to the scrap yard . So now , I'm without a car but

in a way I'll get to walk more often and stay in shape .

Champlain lookout painting oil 16 x 20 "

A 14 x 18 " Oil painting done in Gatineau Park.

Some more pics from Gatineau Park

Sylvio Gagnon at Fortune Lake

Gatineau Park

Champlain Lookout

Sylvio Gagnon Plein Air Artist

Sylvio painting at Fortune Lake in Gatineau Park .

Paint out in Gatineau park

This past weekend was a blessing for me . I was invited to

go out and paint the Gatineau Park . It was for me the first

time I painted there and I fell in love with this beautiful

nature reserve. Although it was quite beautiful , we had

horrific weather , it was windy like I rarely saw before .

My friend Sylvio Gagnon and I painted at the Champlain

lookout , a breathtaking picturesque panoramic view .

We managed to paint all weekend although it was snow-

ing on sunday morning . I thank my friend Sylvio for

beeing my guide during the weekend . I also was a guest

and stayed at his house for the weekend .I really

appreciate and would like to thank him and his wife

Monique , merci .

What's new !

Well , I haven't been writing for several months now . The reason is ,

first of all , my sister passed away in May . She had been fighting cancer

for over a year but finally lost her battle with cancer . Secondly , I've

re evaluated my position as an artist . Where do I stand ? How can I

survive in this life while doing what I like . I've often said to myself

¨ if I can't live doing what I want , which is painting , then , I don't want

to paint at all ¨ . I still think the same way today and I talked to one of

my friend who is having the same dilema as me , he is living on wefare

because he is experimenting pain in his legs which cripples him and

limits him in his work .But we managed to talk and we are planning

to rent a space , in the near future , where we can give painting lessons .

Anyway , it's only a thought for now but , who knows?

Sweet and sour still life

Lemon tea break

For me , I need to have my coffee early in the morning , but afterwords
all I will have is tea . I usually drink my tea with no cream or sugar but
last time I did my grocery they gave me free lemons.I rarely cook with
lemons but it was free so I put a bit of lemon in my tea and it was quite
good .

still life trio

When I get the winter blues , I tend to be depressed and thats when I
put my energy in creating small still lives .I like the term ¨still life ¨.
Contrary to the word ¨nature morte ¨in french , which means dead life,
in english , life is still , there for us to see . I gathered what was left in
the fridge . I will be posting a few of these still lives I did earlier .

I thought of sharings these pics,
seeing that spring is in the air .

Old Montreal

This little 9x12" oil painting is of old Montreal.

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In the Garden

This painting has been created this summer . This scene
has been taken from my backyard .I didn't have any
subjects to paint at the time and found it perfect to paint.
In the garden Oil 9x12".

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Out in Prevost

This scene has been painted en plein air during the Prevost
Symposium . I loved the old shack and the flowers on the left.
Everything was in place for a great painting. Oil on board 9x12".

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