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Trucks, Camions – Marché Centrale, boul. l’Acadie
I like drawing cars and trucks. Maybe it’s because there are so many of them around in the city, or because I played with them as toys as a boy or because they present fun shapes when seen from divers … Continue reading
Bombardier – Ville St-Laurent
J’étais arrive dans le stationnement de Maxi alimentations situé devant l’usine Bombardier. J’hésite avant aller faire l’achat. Ai-je le temps de faire un petit croquis dans mon Moleskine? Il fait 5 ou 6 celcius dans l’auto. C’est une journée remplis … Continue reading
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Poinsettia et chat – Hide and seek
She just appeared, curious. So I included her in the composition. Then she was gone prefering the warmth to the cold snow outside. Elle est apparue soudainement, curieuse. Je l’ai incluse dans la composition. Et voilà, elle disparue, préférant de … Continue reading
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House in Beaconsfield – Maison à Beaconsfield
I saw this scene through a window at the McDonald’s at St-Charles just above Beaconsfield boulevard. Today was actually a dully grey day. The sky appeared white and lifeless. However, I somehow saw this scene as brighter than it actually appeared. Is it not the … Continue reading
The Little Tea Pot – Nature morte au thé
No watercolor paper is perfect. That is the challenge, adapting to what the paper can or can’t do. In the case of Moleskine paper, in my opinion, the paper is not a good one for laying flat washes. It has … Continue reading
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Industrial Tower – Tour industriel
> It wasn’t so cold today so from the car I was able to sketch this tower at sunset. De l’auto , car il faisait pas trop froid aujourd’hui j’ai peins cette structure industriel.
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Khaleesi the cat & Back lighting – Le chat Khaleesi et peindre le contre-jour
Cat portraits – Those done life rather than from photos turn out quite different to a certain extent. Cats move unpredictably when awake. That is when you want to see their eyes. So, draw quickly and invent the rest. This … Continue reading
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Old Brushes – Les vieux pinceaux
Still a bit to paint outdoors, even from a car. Also, I missed the brief period of sunshine on the snow this morning so I chose today to paint this cluster of old and used brushes. The challenge was to render … Continue reading
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Octopussy & Fats Billiard Pub – rue Ste-Catherine et Pierce
This sketch cost me $4,42. It’s what I paid for an orange juice at the Starbucks across the street. It’s not that I’m complaining about the cost, but Starbucks was not my first choice from where to paint today. I walked … Continue reading
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Mannequins chez GHAZVIN – Place-Vertu – Drawing from a display window
Because it was to cold to paint an outdoor scene even from the car (at minus 26 celcius) I chose to sit on a warm bench inside a shopping centre to render the feel of clothing and the forms of … Continue reading
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Art Plein Air 2 