Festival of Colours DJ Colombia

After a series of paintings from the vantage point of the boardwalk, I could not resist seeking out the source of the loud DJ music that was playing on loudspeakers. It was coming from a stage down near the river, a large sign said Festival of Colours, and indeed a lot of people were raving out in an enclosed area in front of this stage. I set up outside of the event, just able to see the action through the fences. People were going in and out, all covered in colours, splattered from head to toe. In the writhing mass, people were throwing up powdered colours into the air, red, magenta, blue, green, you name it. The DJ announced that his group was from Colombia and said in broken french that he was happy to be in Montreal. The combination of the colours, the crowds, the rave music and the pungent odor of weed wafting over the event sure made for an exciting moment. People were looking at my painting as I did and said it was cool. I tried a painting like this many years ago from memory, but this one done on location really captures the moment!

Festival of Colours DJ Colombia, watercolour 8 x 10" cold press, June 2024