Westbound Go Train, Toronto

6 x 6 oil on board

I've always enjoyed train travel. There is still something romantic about the train. I'm sure there are many commuters who would disagree with this statement as they take the GO Train to and from work everyday. I travel the Go Train fairly often as I go back and forth to Toronto from my town west of the city. I rarely get tired of it.

This scene is from the train shed outside of Union Station. Passengers wait to get on the west bound train. I hope the current renovation doesn't completely change the industrial Victorian feel of iron posts and beams. 

Rain at the Go Station, Toronto

12 x12 oil on canvas

I decided to use a palette knife a bit more in this painting, looking for that really wet feeling. It definitely takes some practise to learn to use it well, but I enjoyed it with this one. I used a soft brush to smooth out the areas I didn't like. I also used some higher chroma paint colors than I normally do in a rainy scene.

Saturday shoppers head to the Go Station on Front Street on a rainy day in Toronto.