Gatineau Hills waiting for winter

November signals that  winter is on the way. We have dark sombre hills and the Gatineau River showing her character with one day quiet still water and the next churning whitecaps.
These watercolour sketch are from the advantage point of Déry Quarry on a cold November day with threatening snow flakes and cold north winds.

Gatineau Hills, watercolour and gouache on hot press Fabriano

 

Déry Quarry, watercolour on Hahnemühle cold press paper

Next move is for old man winter to descend on the hills and river.

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