Dépanneur Bon Jour and other scenes along the bike path

After a massive downpour of rain, the sky cleared up and I could get out for a decent bike ride before the sun went down. It was cool and breezy with a warm sun. This dépanneur is on the Maisonneuve bike path, its the same one I painted for a fleeting moment when the sun set back in 2022. Today, I saw that it has a name Bon Jour, which I inscribed on the main sign even though that writing was actually on the front of the awning. Artistic license, I get to change things! I like the sky reflection on the shiny brick wall next to the sign, it was done with a grey-blue to brown fade, then over-painted with side-drag texturing for the brick effect.  

Dépanneur Bon Jour, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, June 2025

A little further along and I came across the chaos of Crescent street where they were busy setting up the facilities for the F1 or grand prix or whatever it is, millions of people visit every year for it. They had shut off the bike path so we all had to walk out bikes on the crowded sidewalk. In the midst of the chaos I set up my bike on a corner off to the side and made a painting looking north. 

Crescent street  umbrellas, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, June 2025

Similarly, the Place des Arts was being set up for Jazz fest, you see the main stage in the foreground from the rear, and in the background there is an old brown-brick hotel on the left, and the twin condo skyscrapers on the right. This painting was a real jumble of things, it all centers on the tall pink panel, with the pointy tent against the black background. 

Jazz fest preparations, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, June 2025