Pretty sure there is a movie called Bright lights, big city, with Michael J Fox, but the name of the blog seemed fitting for these two paintings. The first one shows an anxiety-inducing montage of traffic lights on Maisonneuve downtown, which was only a little bit exaggerated from reality! The bottom of the painting shows the road jammed with cars and the sidewalks and bike paths overflowing with people. Looking up above the mess and the sun is just about to dip down below a skyscraper.
Lights big city, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, September 2025
I sat down on a bench to make a cup of tepid instant coffee, and admired the bizarre reflection in the glass building across the street. It was reflecting the image of another glass building that was reflecting the sun. So I am looking east here, but somehow depicting the sun which is setting over on the west. I have no idea how it happened, the reflection must have ping-ponged around like that. Reflections are a little wobbly because the glass is not perfect, especially in the older buildings.
Sun reflection reflection, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, September 2025
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