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Day 22 (of 33)

33 on 33: Day 22 20" x 20", oil on canvas, 2013, private collection My twenty-second day of painting: in Bloomfield. See the Grand Map . See the full post for this painting. Afterthoughts: Like with the Fields on West Lake  barn, I had to redraw the building twice to get it to fit onto the canvas. I guess I tend to draw big when it comes to pointy buildings. In fact, this could be reduced a teeny bit more, but overall, I'm very happy with it, especially the great contrast between the white and the brown thanks to the wonderful sunshine that morning.

33 on 33: Day Twenty-two

They fixed up the corner store like it was a night club It's permanently disco Everyone is dressed so oddly, I can't recognize them I can't tell the staff from the customers – TMBG, "Man, It's So Loud in Here" Well, I finally reached the lovely town of Bloomfield today as part of my 33 on 33 plein air painting project across Prince Edward County, and, at Day 22, this marks the two-thirds point in my journey. The weather was gorgeous... Welcome! Soon after these signs first went up a couple of years ago, the letters would fall off in amusing ways. This one in particular lost its second O and the M, leaving what appeared to be the misremembered name of a famous Bond villain . Just carrying on. This sign indicates that Loyalist Parkway continues to the right into Bloomfield (turning left will eventually take you to Belleville; your fate is in your own hands). The junction. Bloomfield has a lot of great buildings and shops and such, but ...