Just next to the busy Vendome intersection where Maisonneuve meets Decarie boulevard and Upper Lachine road, there is a tiny sliver of grass on a hill with several pine trees and a birch tree. The trees were looking a little worse for wear so I discreetly put some fertilizer spikes in last year and now they look very thick and green. Reaping the benefits, I made a painting of one of them today, with the freshly painted mural in the background that runs along the bike path. The tree was mostly yellow (PY184), dark green (PBk31), and carbon black (PBk6) for shadows. Little branches were painted over with a mix of yellow ochre (PY43) and red ochre (PR101/PBr7).
Pine tree in nook, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, November 2024
It was overcast and gloomy with a pinkish glow today. These blue mountains in the distance are probably mount st Helen, mount Sutton or even Jay peak, I am not sure. In the middle ground would be mostly st Henri and downtown Montreal. I liked how the orange facade of the Reno Depot played out against the blue and coral colours in the sky.
Blue mountains, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, November 2024
There is a very steep knife's-edge hill that runs along the back of the hospital and down towards Glen road. In fact it is called Glen path hill. They recently replanted a large number of trees which really took off in the last few years. On the right, lower, I painted in me riding my bike up the hill, and on the left background is the spire on the st Jacques Bridge. The rest of the scene is dominated by the enormous pile of lego bricks that is the Glen yard hospital. I suppose the old glen yard, where many people, probably including my grandfather on my Dad's side worked, was connected to st Henri by this Glen's path. I can imagine workers heading up from their houses early going to work.
New growth on Glen hill, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, November 2024
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