Continuing by bike to the Reno Depot parking lot on st Jacques street, I made another painting of the Petro Canada, I did a
wide view of the station way back in 2023, and another one of
this station last year. In this painting, I was drawn to the shape of the propane tank along side of the ice box and other containers, along with the cream-coloured glow from the hazy sun. I was rather hoping for clear blue sky considering the sweltering 32 C we got today, but severe wildfires in central Canada have brought smoky haze across Quebec.
Propane tank gas station, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, June 2025
The truth is I would have painted anything, since its been all but rain the last few weeks, and yet more rain in the forecast, it seemed like these few days were a window of opportunity. Ever since I posted the
United Kingdom painting of rain drops on glass, its like a weather curse was placed on us. But good for the plants at least, last summer was extremely dry by comparison. In the painting, I show the bike path where it turns south from Coffee street, then veers east along Maisonneuve parallel to the train tracks.
Bike path beginning, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, June 2025
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