Walkley Street, NDG, Montreal

Is this the first watercolour painting of Walkley street ever? Nobody knows, but it is the first one I have done! It was something I wanted to do for awhile but just couldn't find the right scene since Walkley street is basically a long row of condo style housing with a lot of trees. This scene caught my eye because of the flower bush and the large tree casting shadows over the building and the lawn.

Painting details like these flowers is very difficult in watercolour because you cannot put lighter paint on top of darker paint. This time I tried something different, I made the shape of the bush in red/pink first, keeping the top right of the bush lighter to suggest a highlight. Then I put the green on top to create the outline of the flowers. The results were good I think, the bush looks together and realistic. The rest of the painting was just there to fill in, I wanted the tree to have bright yellow. There is no sky shown in this painting but you still get the feel of a bright blue day.

5 x 7 " cold press watercolour, June 2018