Somerled Avenue Summer Colours

 As the sun set I made this painting of some interesting construction pylons, these ones are pink, orange and reflective silver. Maybe the mayor Valerie Plante had something to do with it, she is famous for wearing pink blazers, and for wanting to make construction more pleasant. Good start. In the background is the fire station, done with yellow ochre (PY43) and a touch of perylene green (PBk31). The cones were magenta (PR122) and orange (PY110+PR255). I used the orange and pink to make all the greys of the sidewalk and road by neutralizing them with indo blue or carbon black.

Orange and Pink Cones near Fire Station,  watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2021 (No. 2747)

This one was done mid day overcast, sitting in one of the modified containers that acts as a garden and sitting area. The turquoise was easier to do after practicing it on my bike trip out east at Peter's cape cod restaurant. It was cobalt blue (PB28) with phthalo green yellow shade (PG36), and for the darks indo blue with perylene green. Like in the last painting, I used to the turquoise mix on my palette to create the greys, and the reflected light on the wood strucutres. The background shows the hustle-bustle of Somerled Avenue in the afternoon, many cars and many people. But nobody sitting in the gardens but me.

Somerled Turquoise Gardens, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2021 (No. 2748)