A few more scenes end of canal

In the Old Port the canal seems to fork out several times, although there is only one main conduit, with additional branches acting mostly as artificial ponds. The ducks and geese quite like it around here, there were a couple of dozen swimming just in front of me but I decided to leave them out of the painting today. I was looking for easy scenes today, after doing some challenging reflections yesterday up at the defunct mall. Taking this week off, I have the chance to paint during the day, and have had fantastic weather to do so. Keep in mind I paint through the winter, which is quite difficult and uncomfortable at times, so these summer days are a treat. 

Fork in canal, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, August 2025

This massive structure extends for several hundred meters in either direction, it is part of the Canada Maltage factory which makes malted barley for the beer industry. Who knew beer took up so much real estate? Often times the entire area will smell like malted barley... its a kind of raw, beery smell that I remember from my days of brewing beer at home. 

Silos elevators, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, August 2025

At the point where the last lock meets the Old Port, there is a series of concrete stairways that lead down to this concrete platform. It has no railing in real life, so I had to be careful not to loose control of my bicycle or drop anything. Once I was painting from a kayak on a lake and dropped a brush... guess what, brushes sink! And so do bikes I suppose. 

Concrete platform, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, August 2025