Coffee Corner at the Hydrostone

Each year, lately, I've painted at Halifax's Hydrostone District. The area's boutiques are nestled into a popular neighbourhood, surrounded by low and medium density housing. This corner appealed to me as the morning light rose over the office building and corner coffee shop. What I like about the area are the family-owned businesses. With a central, small parkland, it's an excellent place to study figures. The smell of coffee and freshly-baked goods makes for an enjoyable plein air experience.

For this painting, I used a limited palette of three watercolours produced in Ukraine. Despite my application, I found them well pigmented and would recommend them to others.