After discovering a secret spot in NDG to make paintings, the city promptly razed it to build something. Thankfully that something was a restored nature trail that goes all the way along the rail line to the Decarie and St. Jacques bridge near the hospital. Today I was heading down to the canal on foot when I saw that the trail was open. The hillside now has hundreds of trees planted up on down the path, and other natural grasses and saplings.
Secret no More (New Path) watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, December 2021 (No. 2940)
About halfway down the path I made this painting of the wooded hillside, snaking path, and a parked train to the right side. The path was obviously well used since it was textured with footprints and cross-country ski tracks. The winter sun was strong, it gave everything a warm yellow glow.
New Nature Path, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, December 2021 (No. 2941)
At both ends of the path there is a new structure with patio stones and benches. The structure is a crazy triangle of steel on a slanting angle, you can just see a corner of it in this painting. The smoke in the distance looked like clouds. Somehow the whole painting looks like it is tilting to the left which I didn't notice until now. At least the colour on the benches is spot on, it is a nice raw sienna.
Benches on New Path, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, December 2021 (No. 2939b)
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