Lunch hour bike ride stuck in rain

 

As I reach the end of the old paintings that I cut up, here is a scene of Farine Five Roses, actually its the new Malt company. With the rain starting to pick up I had to paint faster than usual here. One of the graffiti artists saw me painting once in st Henri and was impressed at how fast I painted. Although at the time, the subject was a moving train so it was necessary. 

Farine Five Roses hybrid, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, November 2025 

  

Where the bike path meets meets the Peel basin, it loops around to the left and continues on to Old Port Montreal. This underpass is normally covered in graffiti but the 'buff man' showed up... that's the name of a city worker or contractor who removes graffiti. Actually, the graffiti was all there but I removed it from my painting and just left a trademark orange pylon. We have a new mayor of Montreal now, and part of her platform is to have less orange pylons in the city. I look forward to seeing what colour the pylons will be next. 

Bike underpass Peel basin, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, November 2025

Here is another hybrid painting where I literally paint over top of another painting, allowing some of the image to show through. The warehouse is probably over a hundred years old, and the city has preserved it for posterity. Its a major bike thoroughfare and pedestrian area, although not many people were out today with the soggy weather. As I got stuck in the rain, there are a few more paintings I will post shortly. 

Warehouse hybrid, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, November 2025