Google maps helped me find out the name of this canal, it is near the RAI convention center where I was attending an immunology conference. I walked through the woods that you see at the top right of the painting but couldn't find a place to sit with a clear view of the canal so I kept walking and found an overpass that had public seating facing the direction of the canal. I have a feeling this seating was intended for homeless people because it was shielded from view and contained quite a bit of rubbish and I didn't feel all to safe there to be honest. There was also a highway that was right behind me and it was very noisy so I wore earplugs to mute the sound a bit. The image shows the canal on a top-down perspective, with the wonderful variety of boats that have different shapes and colours. I especially liked the reflection on the water, the whole forest was reflecting off, with just a gentle breeze causing ripples. This painting was very complex and stretched me to the max, by the time I finished my body was pretty sore I could barely get up. I usually finish a painting in one go, like 20-30 minutes this one probably went closer to an hour to complete. 5.5 x 7.5" hot press
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