Stately University College was the site for day one of our week of plein air sketching and painting. Each day, we’ll visit a different park or historic site in Toronto, Ontario. University College is situated on the main campus of the University of Toronto, in the heart of the city’s downtown core.
It was a beautiful day but we were very fortunate to finish by 4 pm. Half an hour later the monsoon began. Toronto has experienced flooding and power outages this evening. Hopefully, everything will be restored for tomorrow.
How could we have known? Here are some of our artists innocently enjoying the historic architecture and the leisurely pace of summertime campus life.
Several of our artists were new to outdoor work and spent the day sketching. Most of the more experienced went straight to their watercolours. We held our critique on-site and it looks like we’re going to see some exciting work in the week ahead.
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Barry Coombs Art Workshops 
09/07/2013 at 6:31 am |
Looks like it was a great day; sorry I couldn’t join you!
09/07/2013 at 7:49 am |
Wow! This was DAY ONE work. you have one impressive group there, Barry! I await more postings.
11/07/2013 at 2:26 pm |
Wish I could have been there.
Could I have permission to maybe use some of the Pic?
Sheep, or White ducks or some Buildings. All of the Pic are so
nice;
The Students art was so nice too.
Love your Site, so inspiring for beginners like me.
Thanks
Lois
15/07/2013 at 11:38 am |
Permission granted, Lois. Thanks for your thoughts.
01/10/2013 at 4:44 pm |
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