As summer approaches so does the endless construction projects. Its the endless summer, complete with neon orange signs. To paint the bus stopping, I sketched out the painting using dilute carbon black paint, and then started to fill in the right side while waiting for the bus to arrive. When it arrived, I quickly sketched it in and memorized the details. Eventually a second one came by which allowed me to capture even more detail. The fire hydrant was done with an interesting combination of quin violet (PV19) with benzi yellow (PY154) and a touch of pyrol red (PR254). That mixture produces an aged red, like the paint has been there for twenty years. The neon sign was pyrol orange (PO73) with the benzi yellow. To complete a painting like this you have to stick with it, there is a lot of detail and you are never sure how it will look until its done. I quite like this one, it really captures the chaos of the moment and typifies Montreal.
Bus Stopping with Construction, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2022 (No. 3137)
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