"Eau Claire Bay"

Watercolour on Arches 300 lb. Cold Pressed. 14" X 18"

A few of Calgary landmark buildings are present in the background. 

Whimsy for the foreground and my idea of a wonderful harbour for 

land locked Calgary. :)

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"Watercolour paper soaking tray"

I finally built a watercolour paper soaking tray after 10 years of using the bathtub. Ugggh! 

All it took was a piece of 1/2" plywood 24" X 36",  6' of 1X6 Spruce board, "Goop" plumbers adhesive, "Dap, Kwik Seal", 1" finishing nails, a few 1X6 wood screws, acrylic primer, 

and a quart of marine paint. 

I first cut the 1X6 spruce into 2" wide strips. The left over pieces were about 1.5" wide 

which i ripped in half and used on the underside of the plywood for a nailing strip. 

These were glued on and nailed. 

The 2" strips were then attached to the sides with adhesive, nails 

and a few wood screws to keep them snug. 

The next step was primer followed by one coat of marine paint. 

When this dried, (24 hours drying time) 

i caulked all the joints in the well with the Dap followed by a final coat of marine paint 

applied quite thick. 

Voila! A soaking tray which will handle a standard size watercolour  sheet

22" X 30". 

Can't wait to try it.