Today was very busy day for me as first thing this morning I had to go to the Visitors' Centre in Algonquin Provincial Park to tear down the Nature's Palette show.I then returned to Peterborough and picked up my painting at the Canadian Canoe Museum from the Peterborough in Portrait: Our Inclusive Community exhibit and fortunately I had an extra box as they threw the out.
Windmill 1
Even though I did a lot of running around today I also took the time to do a few quick sketches along the way to and from Algonquin Provincial Park.Since the sun was coming up as I went past a farm that had a windmill silhouetted against the sky, I had to turn around and go back to do a quick sketch of the windmill standing alone in the field which, at a later date I make into a painting.
Windmill 2
Further along the way I came across another windmill in the field and the sun was much higher in the sky which changed the lighting on the windmill.Once again I stopped and did another sketch of that windmill and took a number of photographs before continuing on my way.
On my way to Peterborough I came across a third windmill and did another sketch.
Windmill 3
Perhaps I will use these sketches to create the four seasons with windmills, or various times of day, who knows what I will do, but at least I will have captured a part of the past that is rapidly disappearing.
