Along the Lachine Canal are dilapidated old factories destined to become condo developments. This one is a massive complex with many silos and crumbling buildings. Some clever street art people painted the house on top pink with green window dressings, and it has become somewhat of an icon. I have painted it many times from a distance, this is the closest I have got. Actually it was the third painting of my bike trip, and it came off quite well. There are numerous different shapes and textures bathed in sunlight. The pink house shadow side was mostly quinacridone violet (PV19) the sun side was quinacridone magenta (PR122).
Pink House on Old Factory, watercolour 8 x 10" Strathmore Series 400, July 2022 (No. 3043b)
This was the the first try with a new brand of paper called Strathmore series 400, it is rather like sketch paper very smooth and not easy to paint watercolour. I chose this scene due to its complexity, I wanted to practice with the new brush and paper. There are lots of good scenes around here I would go back one day.
Two Bridges with PJD Truck, watercolour 8 x 10" Strathmore Series 400, July 2022 (No. 3043a)
A train-crane towers over the Lachine Canal. Long idle, it is boxed in by a chain link fence with train tracks still running underneath. They must have loaded cargo on and off of barges in the old days. From a distance it looks nearly black but up close the iron is showing signs of rust. The vines looked like they were desperately trying to get a hold of it!
Rusted Train Crane, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2022 (No. 3165b)
I found a view of the iconic green-topped building as seen from the Old Port. Usually I avoid architectural paintings because they are hard to do, for example the building looks like it is leaning over, and there were fewer windows in the painting. I will try to do more like this and get better. Let's call it the 'tourist style'.
Green Topped Building Downtown, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2022 (No. 3163b)
On the way back, I noticed that this yellow umbrella was casting a glow onto the wall behind. People underneath were also illuminated in orange. This patio was the same one I painted about a month or so ago, but from a different angle. There was a lot to do for a small painting. The crowd of people is actually a bunch of random squiggles and textures but it ended up looking fairly realistic. You can probably feel the energy of the scene.
Yellow Umbrellas Old Port, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2022 (No. 3162b)
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