Mohr Island

My pal David sent me an amazing set of watercolour paints from Japan last month.  The colours are strong and most are opaque.  I have been doing some experiments with hem on a nice little pad of 6" x 6" high cotton content made by Papier Canal in Montreal.

I find it surprisingly difficult to just choose colours and do splotches of colour as an abstract painting and after a few peices, chose to work from something I could see.  This was the view from the boat moored at Mohr Island on the Ottawa River, complete with the navigation buoy off the sandbar.

Middle Earth

My friend Anna owns an old church in the village of Middleville, which she fondly refers to as 'Middle Earth'.  She uses it as a studio and is constructing an apartment at the back of the building so she can stay there in the warmer months.  The painted doors give you a sense of her palette and style.