The trip started off well enough, it was partly cloudy with some ominous looking clouds off in the distance. This scene is at the beginning of the new bike path that heads straight down from behind the new hospital to Ville St. Henri, although here I am looking west back towards NDG. I made a similar painting but from the opposite side a few weeks ago.
New growth, St. Jacques Bridge, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, April 2022 (No. 3083)
You would think with a scene like this I would have turned back and headed home. I almost did, but the wind seemed to be blowing strongly from Northwest to southeast so that storm should have passed by (spoiler: it didn't pass by). To get the sky I used indo blue (PB60) and pyrol orange (PO73) with some yellow ochre (PY43). Unfortunately I added some carbon black (PBk6) and it dried flat and dull, next time I will skip the carbon black and add burnt sienna perhaps. I like the billboard in the middle right, it seems to glow because the sky behind me was still a mostly blue sky.
Dark Sky, City Skyline, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, April 2022 (No. 3084)
By now little hail pellets were coming down making it very uncomfortable for me, and also disturbing the painting. You can see little dots on the painting. The yellow ochre building in the center is the fire hall building although I think it is a shopping center or market now. Hidden off to the right is the front of the metro station and a large sidewalk in front. It had been quite some time since I painted the metro sign, brought back some good memories. There are a few stations I plan to revisit this year that were under construction, or in some cases the location had more to offer.
Place St. Henri Station, hail storm, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, April 2022 (No. 3002)
I made it as far as Atwater market when the hail started to pick up. This scene was too tempting to pass up, the backlit sky had an inky black cloud hanging low, and the light was reflecting off the old train tracks. The buildings off in the distance are old factories along Atwater street that were converted into luxury condos. If the people who used to work at those factories could somehow know what became of them, it would probably be unbelievable. There were a lot of people walking around with lattes and small dogs.
Canal and Old Train Track, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, April 2022 (No. 3085a)
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