Years ago we spent several weeks in Canada, and by far a favorite place was British Columbia. Protection Island is off Nanaimo, and on it is a lighthouse and residence. The lighthouse is called Gallows Point, and as you can imagine, the site of an execution. The history is interesting, and you can read more about it here.
I really did not have much of an idea what to do today – it is cold and foggy and so chilly that the house was 66F. The damp makes it worse. So, bundled up, I went looking for things to do. Some ukulele practice, chores, dog petting, and finally the decision to pull the gouache out of the refrigerator (keeps down the mold) and off I went. I spent a few hours painting and while not an especially beautiful painting, or accurate, it was fun to do a bit of color frenzy with gouache – which I have not done for awhile.
Gouache, 10×12, hot press paper.
Ink, Yarn & Beer 