Down in the Quartier des Spectacles there was a massive construction project at the contemporary art gallery, which has been gutted to the steel beams, but I had enough of construction for one day. This sign was a great economy of design, it had no less then five symbols plus a message, pedestrian zone. Some wise-ass had pasted an ET (the extraterrestrial) sticker over top of the pedestrian head, which made me laugh. This is the ET Zone! The other symbols mean no parking, no cars, no skateboarding or roller skates, and please walk your bike, that means you too Elliott.
ET Zone, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, September 2025
Along st Catherines which is closed off to traffic, there were giant chess boards (made of some durable cloth), and giant chess pieces. People were walking on the board and moving the pieces, with great concentration on their faces. Many spectators sat around watching, perhaps waiting for their turn to play. I barely know how to play chess, too bad they couldn't have XXO boards I could win that half the time.
Giant chess, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, September 2025
I did this painting when I arrived at Place des Arts simply because I was cold, and this location was in fill sun. The temperature got down to 10 ℃ this morning and it was just a little higher than that as I rode my bike through town.
Colourful buildings tree, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, September 2025
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