I rode back to Fabre station to complete the location today. My legs were still feeling tired from yesterday's ride. Undeterred, I made it out with a few hours of good light left. This is the last painting I made, the station had just a bit of sun catching the top parts of the odd concrete facade. To covey the feeling of how odd the structure was, I exaggerated the architecture and infused the painting with splashes of colour. The people, apparition like, give the work a sense of normalcy against a backdrop of absurdity.
Fabre Station, Blue Line, Last Light, watercolour 8 x 10" cold press, November 2021 (No. 2919)
This was the first painting I made upon arriving. The condition was surprisingly humid which prevented the paint from drying properly. I had to really fight to get the structures to hold together, you can see where the building colour bled into the sky. A neon green ambulance went by and its reflection was caught in the window for a moment. Too bad I couldn't catch that detail. The idea here is to really feel the sun setting just by looking at the buildings.
Fabre Station, Blue Line, West Entrance, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, November 2021 (No. 2885)
This was actually from Sunday evening after I completed the
dIberville location. It was just minutes from darkness. I liked the blue paneling and odd lines of the roof. It is a real concrete bunker, this station. Just the same I was glad to complete the Fabre Location, the next stop will be de Castelnau Station since I already did Jean Talon when working on the orange line.
Fabre Station, Blue Line, Rear View, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, November 2021 (No. 2886)
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