To paint the Expo67 dome I painted the sky first and then painted a greyish ring and faded it into the middle like a bubble. When that was dry I overpainted the central structure, then the criss-crossing supports. The colours in the trees got too heavy, I was adding burnt sienna which muddled things up. I will use pyrol orange (PO73) next time. When the season's change it usually takes me a few trips to sort out the mixtures. This fall so far is very mild and sunny.
Stone tower and dome, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, October 2024
You get a good panorama view of the city, mount royal, and the old port with its ferris wheel. Somehow it all got crooked, a rookie mistake. Unfortunately the feeling of malaise was working against me today, but it would pass later in the afternoon.
Mountain and city across river, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, October 2024
Its the same scene but with a lot more detail, and the river line is straightened out. There were interesting colours in mount royale, I used pyrol orange (PO73) and orange (PO62) with yellow ochre (PY43) and various shades of green.
Detailed mountain and city across river, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, October 2024
The concert area on the island was renovated in recent times, they laid down a vast desert of interlocking brick and crushed white stone, with these monolithic, almost alien looking sound towers. At the concert they hook speaker up there and lights, and it projects into the crowd. A few small figures and a cyclist were added for a sense of scale.
Concert towers, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, October 2024
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