St. Paul and St. Pierre
Posted: February 27, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized 6 Comments »I was parked at the corner of St. Paul and St. Pierre streets in Ste. Anne de Bellevue (we have lots of saints in Quebec), happily starting this sketch, when I heard the squeal of brakes and frantic honking behind me. I was blocking the way for a school bus driver who was trying to turn the corner. So I threw my sketchbook across the car seat and in my rush to make way for the bus, my palette and sketchbook flew to the floor. Once the bus went by I circled the block and came right back to my spot, picked my stuff up off the floor of the car, and started again.
Eventually you’ll have a nice collection of accidents to post! The ones that got away
I think I’ll create a book about all the stuff that happens to me while I sit in my car.
Shari, it appears that your persistence in getting your subject is only matched by your lack of concern for other road users in Montreal.. as I fortunately don’t use a road anywhere near you I don’t really care and, in any case, it was all worth it for such a good painting! (with an interesting broken edge down the left side)
Perhaps, in future, you should “borrow” some of those orange cones that you like to paint and pretend your car is broken down.
I was parked legally but I guess no one ever parks on that street so the bus driver was just used to having her own way. Well sometimes you have to share the road…
I really like all the grays in this W/C.
Thanks Helmut. I was quite happy that I didn’t overwork this one.