Here is a rare painting of Vendome, rare only in that there is probably not too many paintings out there of a busy metro station at the edge of Montreal. The paper I used was different than usual, it was from a pad of paper given to me as a gift. It was different than the usual rag paper I use which is typically 140lb press cold press. This paper was flat on top and lower absorbance so the colours flowed around a lot and it was more difficult to build up the layers. I remember too that there was plenty of wind that day and the page kept blowing around. Lately I have been wanting to paint more of the local neighborhood here in NDG. After having gone through all of my old paintings of London and other places in Ontario it inspired me a bit to do a few more local landscapes.
11 x14" Watercolour. July 2017
