Many of the old favorite restaurants in the Mile End have gone out of business and been replaced with more expensive fancy restaurants. Cilei had the idea to paint one of our favorite burger joints here in NDG called Burger de Ville, which also has a store in the Mile End! It had been closed for 8 months due to a grease fire, so this was part of their grand reopening. After having a nice burger (mushroom burger and a beef burger with fries) I made this challenging painting standing across the street. There were two ladies sitting there, but I replaced them with the likenesses of me and Cilei. Her job was to keep the curious bystanders away from me while I painted, but she went off and got a cupcake. Anyways, I talked to quite a few folks while completing this one!
Burger de Ville, watercolour 8 x 10" cold press, July 2021 (No. 2900)
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