Little Burgundy is a developing neighborhood just southwest of downtown Montreal. I stopped at Jazzmen park because it was literally the center of Little Burgundy according to google maps, it is a small park with an area for jazz bands to play. The rest of the park is composed of comfortable looking recliners and towering pine trees. The ground was a carpet of pine needles, all dry as dust due to the ongoing drought. There was near complete silence here as I painted early in the morning. It really did feel like camping for a few moments, just missing the lake.
Jazzmen Park, Little Burgundy, 6 x 7.5" cold press, watercolour, June 2021 (No. 2685)
Continuing East by bike, I turned on Georges-Vanier Blvd north to get up to the metro station. There was a most spectacular view of the downtown core just over the crumbling Ville-Marie Blvd elevated highway 136. It took longer than usual to complete this painting my thumb was going to fall off by the time it was over! If you look closely, there is a Montréal Canadiens symbol on one of the skyscrapers, it is the condos that the organization built a few years ago. The tallest middle building is Place Ville-Marie. I made sure to get the full 'sweaty' concrete colour and texture, mostly with umber (PBr7) along with sienna (PR101) and some phthalo green (PG7).
City View along St. Antoine, 8 x 10" cold press, watercolour, June 2021 (No. 2687)
The Georges-Vanier metro station was an impressive array of concrete structures. The highway was in the background with an underpass road (Rue st. Antoine and Fort street), and a tangle of trees and signs, one said 'detour'. Montreal is famous for its summer detour signs, most of them don't really go anywhere it just means 'get lost'. Kidding aside, the detours are actually better now, one can drive through Montreal without too much trouble. At least on my bicycle!
Orange Line Metro, Georges-Vanier Station, Signs, 5 x 7" cold press, watercolour, June 2021 (No. 2686)
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