School in snow
Posted: January 22, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized 11 Comments »It wasn’t long after sunrise that I went out to sketch today and the temperature reading on my car thermometer was -18C. I have to admit that I drove out of my garage so the vehicle was not as cold as it could have been and that bought me a bit of time. How long could I last in that car? There was a frigid wind blowing off the lake in Pointe Claire but I did manage to do this in about 30 minutes. And with the forecast for the rest of the week hovering between -20C and -25C, I may have to wait for a warmer day to venture out there again. I hope I conveyed the arctic colours.
Hmm..BHS?You are good..I walked to my daughters it is so nippy..yesterday downtown..nippy too..so cold Jan 15th also..My daughter and I walked from Parc Lafontaine to St-Denis..and I wanted to cry:-)
HI Monique! It is not BHS. It is the school across from St. Joachim Church down by the lake in Pointe Claire. I don’t know how you walked so far. It is painful to be outside. Even my dog started limping and turned around to go home during her walk.
I was trying to figure out what “BHS” meant… I thought it was some Canadian-only acronym for people who willfully go out in freezing conditions when they shouldn’t… “Born Hopelessly Stupid” or something like that. Anyway, the sketch is good, but I think you need a mental assessment! : )
Thanks for the laugh Ross.
Sorry to hear that the Canadian dictionary had no acronyms for this. Boring as it is, it means Beaconsfield High School.
Beautifully conveyed! I’m curious about the pen and colour used for the line work. Looks like a limited palette?
It was a limited palette but just because I was in a rush. And the pen is a reddish brown one.
I love that church:-)
My friend was married there..I love Pointe-Claire village..went to St
Thomas…French side:-)
My dear….Florida is calling. Can you not hear?
I can hear it loud and clear Lee but the teaching semester has started
Only some of us can be retired and enjoy the sun every day…
Oh you are a brave one! Not only in the cold, but in the morning cold! The smoke from the chimney looks spot on!
Thanks Jen. The smoke really does look like that only on the very coldest of days, right?