Grey Day, Lac April, Saguenay National Park, Quebec 28x31 inches

This is the first piece to come out of my trip to the Saguenay region of Quebec in late July 2010, which is a part of the Laurentian mountains. 28x31.5 inches, oil on board titled, Grey Day, Lac April. It’s not hard to be inspired after spending almost a week here. It’s steep sided forested mountains and a light that reminded me of Scotland throws out subject matter all over the place. I will let the painting ‘rest’ for a while then have another look at it in a week or so to make some small adjustments. Lac April is a steep 1.5 hour hike along a fisherman’s trail on the South side of the Saguenay Fjord. The day I was there the sun wasn’t showing it face, colours were muted and grey and quite subtle.