Saturday Painting, Old Port Montreal

After picking up some of our favorite things at Anatol a bulk store in Little Italy, including peanut butter, coffee and pistachios, I headed southbound on St Urbain and found the old port after a bumpy ride down a cobblestone lane way. This scene shows the museum and in the distance, one of the large elevators they have to move grains off the boats and into the factories. The sky was moody today, plenty of grey clouds with the threat of rain.

Old Montreal view of Old Port, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, September 2021 (No. 2817)
 

There were only a few places to get a view of the port and the water. I found my way over to the Habitat Montreal, that is the cray condo building they put up for Expo 67. Looking across the river, you could see one of the areas they set up for people to go and enjoy the sun. The chairs were very colourful against the drab backdrop of Montreal on a cloudy day. This was the second try, at first I composed the lawn and chairs towards the top of the painting, but here I cut a line across the bottom and gave the city more weight on the top two thirds.

 Colourful Chairs Old Port Montreal, watercolour 8 x 10" cold press, September 2021 (No. 2905)
 

 

I couldn't resist doing this painting. Door number three, three cars, and three tires. Also the third painting of the trip!

Door Number Three, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, September 2021 (No. 2818)