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.

2020-Wellington-St-Verdun-20C-6x9-1
6"x9" plein air painting in watercolor and purple ink created on Wellington St, Verdun on a 20C November day. ~2020
2020-Trees-on-Jean-Drapeau-9x12-sml
9"x12" watercolor painting created en plein air in Parc Jean Drapeau, Montreal, Quebec. ~2020
Spring Day at Dorchester Park Montreal
SOLD. 9"x12" watercolor painting with Micron ink lineart. Plein air painting of the memorial statue at Dorchester Park on a spring day, adorned with the annual pink and red flowers. ~2021
020-DEC-2018-Tomato-Stands-at-Atwater-Market-9x12-sml
9"x12", watercolor and ink on 140lbs watercolor paper, painted en plein air. ~2018
010SEPT-2017-Tree-Changing-Colour-in-Dorchester-Park-9x12-sml
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
2020-Wellington-Street-Verdun-9x6-1
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
02FEB-2017-Snowy-Stairway-on-Rue-Galt-9x12-lrg
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
08JULY-2017-Wellington-Street-Balcony-5x5-sml
5"x5". Watercolor on 140lbs watercolor rag. En plein air painting. ~2017
001-JAN2019-Cafe-Saint-Henri-on-Watercolour-Ground-9x7-sml-1
9"x7" watercolor pencil sketch on watercolor ground on poster board. En plein air painting. ~2019
005-MAR4-2016-Guess-at-Saint-Catherine-Street-7-5x9-lg
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.
011OCT-2017-Prospect-Nova-Scotia-9x12-sml
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
008-JUNE-2018-Boulevard-Lasalle-on-a-Humid-June-Day-9x12-sml
9"x12", watercolour and ink on 140lbs watercolour rag paper. Off the loud, beaten main roads and large institutional buildings, a quiet and quaint street hides with the beautiful, spiralling staircases and balconies typical to Montreal and Verdun. I painted this on location, sitting under a tree on a hill overlooking the corner. It was a humid June day, but the weather was perfect when settled into this spot. En plein air painting. ~2018
012-JULY-2018-Guitar-Player-at-Place-dArmes-9x12-sml
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
2020-Rain-Fall-on-Saint-Lawrence-10x10-1
10"x10"x1" plein air painting, oil on wood canvas. Painted on the Saint-Lawrence River in Montreal. ~2020
004-MAR27-2015-Montreal-from-Mont-Royal-during-Sunset-17x13-1
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
Verdun 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
008-APR16-2016-The-Bay-Urban-Sketch-9x12-sml
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
015-JUNE2019-Red-House-and-Weeping-Willow-Verdun-Waterfront-9x12-sml
9"x12", watercolor on watercolor rag hot press. Painted en plein air on-location at the Verdun waterfront in Montreal, Canada. ~2019
Fountains at the Montreal Old Port Bassin
9"x12" plein air watercolor painting with ink. Painted outdoors and finished in studio. ~2021
2020-Yellow-Tree-Botanical-Garden-Yupo-9x12-sml
9"x12" watercolor on Yupo, varnished with clear acrylic. Plein air painting of a golden yellow tree in a marsh at the Botanical Gardens in Montreal, 2020.
2020-Greenspot-Diner-Saint-Henri-9x12-1
9"x12" watercolor painting with ink drawing. Plein air painting of Greenspot Diner in Saint-Henri, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ~2020
04MAR-2017-Pair-of-Pigeons-5x5-lrg
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.
Depanneur NDG sur De Maisonneuve
9"x12" en plein air painting of a depanneur in the NDG neighbourhood of Montreal, painted from a photo by the artist. ~2024
Charlevoix Bridge - Summer
9"x12" watercolor painting painted en plein air on the Lachine Canal ~2024
018-JULY2019-July-25C-Verdun-Waterfront-9x12-sml
9"x12", watercolor on hot press watercolor rag paper. Painted en plein air on-location at the Verdun Waterfront in Montreal, Canada. ~2019
005-JUL14-2015-Montreal-from-Mont-Royal-through-Winter-Trees-17.5x12
12"x17.5". ~2015 Partner image to Montreal from Mont Royal during Sunset. Watercolor on watercolor paper. Featured in "Emboss Magazine - Vibrance Issue 2".
017-JULY2019-Incoming-Rain-Peggys-Cove-6x9-sml
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
015-AUG-2018-Swaying-Trees-on-Verdun-Waterfront-9x12-sml
9"x12", watercolor on 140lbs watercolor paper, painted en plein air. ~2018
012-MAY2019-Atwater-Market-Flowers-8x10-sml
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
018-JULY2019-July-25C-Verdun-Waterfront-9x12-sml
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
Hidden Ruelle Old Quebec City
13.5"x20" watercolor painting on watercolor paper of Quebec City, painted from photo reference taken by the artist. ~2021
004-FEB2019-Cafe-Saint-Henri-8x10-sml
8"x10", watercolor on wood, en plein air painting. ~2019
2020-Sentier-le-Scotora-during-Rain-9x12-sml
9"x12" watercolor painting of a mountain near Scotora Trail in Park Jaceques-Cartier, painted from memory/observation and from photo. ~2020
019-OCT-2018-Parc-National-des-Grands-Jardins-No-1-10x10-sml
10"x10", oil painting on 1" thick wood canvas, ready to hand with a hanging wire and varnished for protection & shine. ~2018
011-MAY26-2016-Dorchester-Park-Tree-in-May-9x12-sml
9"x12", watercolor and ink pen, en plein air painting 2016. | PRINTS | BUY THE ARTWORK
Sunset in Cheticamp
SOLD. 6"x6" watercolor on watercolor paper, painted en plein air on-location in Cheticamp, Nova Scotia during sunset. ~2019
05JUNE-2017-Building-in-Poznan-Town-Square-9x12-lrg
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
2020-Canada-Geese-at-Botanical-Garden-9x9-sml
9"x9", watercolor painting with ink lines. Observational sketch of Canada Geese in a pond at the Botanical Gardens in Montreal. -2020
2020-Plein-Air-Oil-Sketch-of-Melting-Ice-Flows-on-Saint-Lawrence-River-14x11-sml
11"x14" oil painting painted en plein air on the Saint Lawrence River. ~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
009-MAY-2018-Friends-on-a-Rainy-Day-at-Santropol-Cafe-9x12-sml
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
023-DEC-2018-Alley-in-Verdun-Quebec-9C-8x10-sml
SOLD. 8"x10", watercolor and ink on paper, en plein air painting. ~2018
017NOV-2017-Hirtles-Beach-9x12-sml
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
024-AUG2019-First-Verdun-Montreal-Jazz-Festival-10x15-sml
10"x15" en plein air painting in watercolor, ink, and pastel created during the first Montreal Jazz Festival hosted in Verdun, 2019.
Elses on De Bullion
9"x12" plein air painting facing Else's restaurant on the corner of Rue De Bullion in Montreal, painted on location. ~2025
01JAN-2017-Winter-Moonrise-19x11-5-lrg
19"x11.5". Gauche and ink on Academia paper. Imaginary trees and sunset based on the real sunsets in January. Experimental ink drawing. ~2017
030-OCT2019-Autumn-Afternoon-in-Verdun-9x12-sml
9"x12", en plein air oil painting, painted outdoors in Verdun, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
010-JAN-2019-Birch-Forest-at-Grands-Jardins-National-Park-Quebec-19-5x22-sml
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.
016-JULY-2018-Abandoned-Factory-on-Canal-9x12-sml
SOLD. 9"x12", watercolor on 140lbs watercolor paper, painted en plein air. ~2018
011-APRIL2019-Parked-Motorcycles-near-de-Maisonneuve-9x12-sml
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
004-FEB-2018-Urban-Sketch-Ginko-Cafe-Montreal-7x10-sml
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
019-AUG2019-Verdun-Bridge-on-September-2018-9x12-sml
9"x12", watercolor on watercolor rag paper. Painted en plein air on-location on a bridge in Verdun, Quebec, Canada. ~2019
002-JAN26-2015-Westmount-Greenhouse-9x12-1
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.