Rain holds off for a bike ride, sort of

The rain subsided long enough for a bike ride, although it came back intermittently and I was pretty soggy by the end of the trip. In this scene, you can see the massive Grand Library in the background, its on Maisonneuve and Berri street where two of the major bike paths intersect. Its an important cross-roads in the city, go north its Le Plateau, south is Old Montreal, east is the Cartier Bridge, and west is downtown Montreal. An ambulance sped by and I decided to paint it from memory. I modeled the shape of the pinstripe on the side of the van after the A-Team, although they had a black van with a red stripe. The lime colour is yellow (PY184) with a touch of green (PG36), then blended with yellow to give the neon-glow effect. Little stickers were on the side of the ambulance, they put them there as a form of protest (strike on work). 

Ambulance and grand library, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, May 2025

In the Old Port there is a famous clock tower, the Cartier bridge just visible to the left background, a powerboat marina, and the artificial beach with its bright peach-coloured sand and brilliant blue umbrellas. Nobody was on the beach, and it looked like most of the boats were in the marina. We are awaiting some sunny warm weather. 

Beach and marina, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, May 2025

This large mural is on the side of a condo building near the st Laurent metro station.  I could not discern the artist's name, so I will update the blog when I find out. Condo developments have sprung up in the entire area here which is adjacent to Place des Arts, and they are champing at the bit to develop the old st Laurent station into a condo/metro/shopping complex.

Mural and tree, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, May 2025