Corner Sherbrooke and Cavendish

After work I wandered a bit along Sherbrooke and found this noisy scene on the corner of Sherbrooke and Cavendish looking to the south. The apartment building is getting a facelift, so the sidewalk is covered in a red and green protection for pedestrians. Many cars were going past and I heard lots of honking and yelling. As usual I had earplugs in so it wasn't too bad. 

Lately I noticed that if I add perylene maroon (PR179) to my dark mixtures they really get dark, and stay dark. If I just mix indo blue and carbon black it tends to dry as a dark grey. I used the perylene maroon here, and the darks stayed more dark than I expected, as seen in the light standard, and the apartment building. It gives kind of a neat atmosphere and makes the red and green pop even more, so I kind of like it.

Corner Sherbrooke and Cavendish (red and green), watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, April  2022 (No. 3097b)