Plein Air Paintings of Canada

This is a collection artworks created en plein air, on-location of Canadian landscapes and cityscapes. These are currently mostly painted in watercolor and ink, and mostly in Montreal.

First Verdun - Montreal Jazz Festival
10"x15" en plein air painting in watercolor, ink, and pastel created during the first Montreal Jazz Festival hosted in Verdun, 2019.

Ginko Cafe, Montreal Feb 2018
7"x10". Small urban sketch made at the Ginko Cafe in Montreal, interior of cafe. Painted on live stream with Pigma Micron pens and watercolor on paper. ~2018 | PRINTS

July 25C Verdun Waterfront
9"x12", watercolor on hot press watercolor rag paper. Painted en plein air on-location at the Verdun Waterfront in Montreal, Canada. ~2019

Swaying Trees on Verdun Waterfront
9"x12", watercolor on 140lbs watercolor paper, painted en plein air. ~2018

Pair of Pigeons
SOLD. 5"x5". Watercolor on 140lbs watercolor rag paper. Drawn on-location, pigeons nesting in a nook on an anchor, on a boat, in the old port of Montreal. ~2017 | PRINTS | ORIGINAL IS SOLD.

Red House and Weeping Willow, Verdun Waterfront
9"x12", watercolor on watercolor rag hot press. Painted en plein air on-location at the Verdun waterfront in Montreal, Canada. ~2019

Friends on a Rainy Day at Santropol Cafe
9"x12", watercolor and ink on 140lbs watercolor rag paper. Painting created inside the bustling Santropol Café. Guests flowed in and out, but these two were in a long conversation, staying for a couple hours. This is the corner of the café, with the shady and colourful terasse visible through the windows. Unlike most of my watercolours of this type, this image does not have cropped sides. En plein air painting. ~2018

Atwater Market Flowers
8"x10", watercolor on birch board prepared with watercolor ground, painted en plein air on-location at the Atwater Market in Montreal and later finished in studio. ~2019

Westmount Greenhouse
Watercolor & pencil on watercolor paper. 9"x12". Watercolor sketch created at the Westmount Library Greenhouse in Montreal during USK: MTL. ~2015 | PRINTS | GREETING CARDS | ORIGINAL IS SOLD.

Montreal from Mont Royal During Sunset
13"x17". Watercolor on watercolor paper. ~2015 Created for and shown in the Draw Me A Mountain Exhibition at the Smith House on top of Mont Royal, May 2015.PRINTS | BUY THE ARTWORK

Incoming Rain, Peggy's Cove
6"x9", watercolor on watercolor paper painted en plein air at Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia. The cloud looks exactly how the real cloud did! ~2019

Trees on Jean Drapeau
9"x12" watercolor painting created en plein air in Parc Jean Drapeau, Montreal, Quebec. ~2020

Leaning Tree, Nova Scotia
6"x9" en plein air watercolor painting of a leaning tree in the Hubley, Nova Scotia area. ~2019

Hirtle's Beach
9"x12". Watercolor on 140lbs watercolor rag paper. The ragged coastlines of Nova Scotia, featuring a prominent cliff painted entirely on-location. The painting uses loose, diagonal life to capture the texture of the cliff face. En plein air painting. ~2017 | PRINTS | BUY THE ORIGINAL ARTWORK

July 25C Verdun Waterfront
9"x12" en plein air painting of Verdun waterfront. Verdun citizens enjoying the shade on a 25C day in July, a Verdun neighbourhood painting created on location. -2019

Cafe Saint-Henri Interior
8"x10", watercolor on wood, en plein air painting. ~2019

Building in Poznań Town Square
9"x12". Watercolor on 140lbs watercolor rag paper. A building in Poznań town center, en plein air painting finished from photo. reference. It was one of the lesser colourful buildings, but had an interest roof decoration and lighting. ~2017

Wellington Street Balcony
5"x5". Watercolor on 140lbs watercolor rag. En plein air painting. ~2017

Rain Fall on Saint Lawrence
10"x10"x1" plein air painting, oil on wood canvas. Painted on the Saint-Lawrence River in Montreal. ~2020

Alley in Verdun Quebec -9C
SOLD. 8"x10", watercolor and ink on paper, en plein air painting. ~2018

Verdun Quebec River
5"x7", oil painting on canvas paper. En plein air painting of the Verdun waterfront showing bike paths, gentle cloudy skies, and a condo building. ~2019

Sunset in Cheticamp
6"x6" watercolor on watercolor paper, painted en plein air on-location in Cheticamp, Nova Scotia during sunset. ~2019

The Bay Urban Sketch
9"x12", watercolor on 140lb watercolor paper. En plein air painting of The Bay store from across the street in a park full of street vendors in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ~2016 | PRINTS | BUY THE ARTWORK

Tree Changing Colour in Dorchester Park
9"x12". Watercolor on 140lbs watercolor rag paper. A tree in mid-transition from green to yellow, painted on-location. ~2017 | PRINTS | BUY THE ARTWORK

Greenspot Diner Saint-Henri
9"x12" watercolor painting with ink drawing. Plein air painting of Greenspot Diner in Saint-Henri, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ~2020

024 2018 Wellington Street 9x12 sml
9"x12" watercolor on watercolor paper, en plein air painting of tabagie on Wellington Street in Verdun, Montreal, Quebec. ~2018

Friends on a Rainy Day at Santropol Cafe
9"x12" watercolor painting with ink drawing on watercolor paper. Sketch of people talking at the Santropol Cafe in Mont Royal / Plateau in Montreal, Quebec. Urban sketch created in the cafe. ~2018

Snowy Stairway on Rue Galt
9"x12". Watercolor on 140lbs watercolor rag paper. En plein air painting in Verdun, a townhouse lightly covered in fresh snow in February. ~2017 | PRINTS | BUY THE ARTWORK

Birch Forest at Grands-Jardins National Park Quebec
19.5"x22", watercolor on paper - Fabriano paper, 2019. A portrait of the raw earth at the national park in the autumn with yellow fall foliage.

La Belle Province, Verdun
9"x12" en plein air painting in watercolor of La Belle Province in Verdun, created in 2019.

Wellington St Verdun 20C
6"x9" plein air painting in watercolor and purple ink created on Wellington St, Verdun on a 20C November day. ~2020

Verdun Bridge on September 2018
9"x12", watercolor on watercolor rag paper. Painted en plein air on-location on a bridge in Verdun, Quebec, Canada. ~2019

Cafe Saint-Henri on Watercolour Ground
9"x7" watercolor pencil sketch on watercolor ground on poster board. En plein air painting. ~2019

Guess at Saint Catherine Street
7.5"x9". SOLD. Watercolor and ink brush pen on 140lbs watercolor rag paper. En plein air painting in downtown Montreal. ~2016 | PRINTS | ORIGINAL SOLD.

Guitar Player at Place d'Armes
9"x12", watercolor and ink on 140lbs watercolor rag paper. If you look closely, you will find the guitar player who plays for the whole square. It was a scorching hot day with many tourists and weddings passing through Places d'Armes right in front of the Basilica. The white paper left behind and the bright red lines give a sense of the temperature. A busy moment in Old Montreal. ~2018 | PRINTS | BUY THE ARTWORK

Rock at Prospect, Nova Scotia
9"x12". Watercolor on 140lbs watercolor rag paper. The ragged coastlines of Nova Scotia, featuring a prominent rock painted entirely on-location. The painting aims to be accurate while being loose and gestural. En plein air painting. ~2017 | PRINTS | BUY THE ORIGINAL ARTWORK

Parked Motorcycles near de Maisonneuve
9"x12" ink and watercolor painting created en plein air / as an urban sketch in downtown Montreal. The image is a composite of motorcycles parked in front of a cafe and buildings a bit further down the street to create a more pleasant and real feel of the area. ~2019

Wellington Street Verdun Closed for Covid
6"x9" plein air painting. Watercolor painting and ink drawing created on Wellington Street, Verdun, which closed for COVID to allow more space for pedestrians. ~2020

Canada Geese at Botanical Garden
9"x9", watercolor painting with ink lines. Observational sketch of Canada Geese in a pond at the Botanical Gardens in Montreal. -2020

Sentier le Scotora during Rain
9"x12" watercolor painting of a mountain near Scotora Trail in Park Jaceques-Cartier, painted from memory/observation and from photo. ~2020

Abandoned Factory on Canal
SOLD. 9"x12", watercolor on 140lbs watercolor paper, painted en plein air. ~2018

Dorchester Park Tree in May
9"x12", watercolor and ink pen, en plein air painting 2016. | PRINTS | BUY THE ARTWORK

Montreal from Mont Royal through Winter Trees
12"x17.5". ~2015 Partner image to Montreal from Mont Royal during Sunset. Watercolor on watercolor paper. Featured in "Emboss Magazine - Vibrance Issue 2".

Parc National des Grands-Jardins No 1
10"x10", oil painting on 1" thick wood canvas, ready to hand with a hanging wire and varnished for protection & shine. ~2018

Tomato Stands at Atwater Market
9"x12", watercolor and ink on 140lbs watercolor paper, painted en plein air. ~2018