I stopped by at noon to see how the intrepid artists are doing.
Good, by all accounts. Lots of people on the Slater Street Bridge that runs from the Golden Triangle Elgin Street area to the University of Ottawa campus with portals to Sears department store and, possibly, the Department of National Defence (DND).
Bit of a biting wind, from time to time, but no snow, just cold bright sunlight.
It was a beautiful blue sky day. The wind was very strong. And it made my painting almost blow off the easel structure I built. So I got a large plastic bag from Tim Hortons and used that to tie the painting down and secure it. It was still pretty cold outside. But the sunshine was bright. So the paint was soft like marshmellow and stringy like spagetti. This made for a really nice conditions to paint. My fingers got cold. But the rest of my body was warm. Being outside... my eyes were were so open... the wind... sunshine tears of happiness.
A short video at the end of the day... finished painting
The artist Patrick John Mills talks briefly about his landscape painting on location.
The artist talks about how the paint is effected by the cold painting conditions, what inspires him, and the painting techniques.
The Canal. oil on canvas. 24 x 36 inches. March 21, 2013. Price: $1500
photo of finished painting on location
photo of finished painting on location
Artist - Patrick John Mills
working on painting
Artist - Patrick John Mills
working on painting
Artist - Patrick John Mills
working on painting
big smile
close up of painting (detail)
close up of painting (detail)
close up of painting (detail)
close up of painting (detail)
close up of painting (detail)
close up of painting (detail)
close up of painting (detail)
close up of painting (detail)
The starting of the painting / process
just starting the painting
Adam F Davidson and Patrick S. Greene painting on the bridge for March Painting Marathon.
Adam also would like to say that he offers to teach children art classes as a Serial Killer Painter. Well really it does get cold out there standing still and at minus -12 and the wind chill is pretty brutal.
Well today is a SNOW day.... and the word NO is NOT in the word sNOw for me. So when I say I am going to do something. Bring it on. Let it Snow.. .Let it Snow... Let it Snow... So I took apart the closet in the section of the house I have to demolish and used it to build this easel. Insane... ? Crazy...? or Artist!
Live Love Art Patrick
Sussex Drive. oil on canvas. 28 x 38 inches. March 19th 2013. Price: $1800
I woke up this morning.. and the snow was just falling and falling.
White. Pure White. Everywhere White.
I was in a pillow of a dream. White.
My body was exhausted. My hip was in pain.
I was not sure if the schools would be open... due to the snow storm.
So I called to find out... the school was open. Sweet
Marathon means... must must must continue.
So I had to figure out a way to paint with so much falling snow.
So I build a special easel... Smile
Time to Live Love Art.
art supplies - starting to get covered in the fall snow
I did not take many photos of the process, nor really much photos of the experience.
Time was critical... had to stay intensely focused and just paint.
With all the falling snow... I had to just focus on the work.
photo of the painting on location
Patrick S Greene joined me... he showed up after me.
We both worked. I managed to complete my painting. So I let him use my easel.
I moved my painting into the back of the van. While waiting for him to complete his work.
I decided to continue to make a few small edits to the painting.
2 min video of painting on location
close up of the painting (detail)
this suggestion of information, freedom of brush work, and deconstruction of form... this is what excites me in this work.
close up of painting (detail)
close up of painting (detail)
close up of painting (detail)
close up of painting (detail)
I built this special easel in the morning before leaving to go out and paint
Day 19 of painting outside... well my hip was hurting.
Outside standing bent over out in the cold for hours.
So I decided to build this upright easel with a snow fall guard.
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