The new bridge that crosses the Decarie near the hospital provides incredible panorama views that I have captured before in several paintings. For this painting, I cropped the area by leaving a strip of paper showing on the top and bottom. It made the dimensions closer to 2:1 which is a traditional ratio used to paint sea-scapes.
st Jacques Bridge Panorama, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, September 2022 (No. 3232a)
After stopping at the cycle shop to pick up some parts I changed my bike tire to a more durable model and then rode down to canal to make a quick painting. The graffiti was reflecting in the water, of course the graffiti was my initials. Often I change the graffiti to my initials, because, why not?
Graffiti Reflection in Canal, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, September 2022 (No. 3232b)
On the way back, the sun was starting to set, and I found a good place to stand with a view of the back entrance to the cycle shop. An interesting combination of the roof-line, shadow, and prominent red door made for a good composition. A bike painted red hung over the entrance.
Cycle Néron Back Entrance, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, September 2022 (No. 3233a)
The new highway overpass has a tall Plexiglas wall that lets the light through, and casts shadows on the adjacent buildings. I caught the effect just before the sun went down. A half moon hung low in the sky. To get the intense brick colour I mixed burnt red ochre (PR102) with benzi orange (PO62). The benzi orange is higher chroma than the earth paint, so it gives the illusion of the sun striking the bricks. The shadow was the burnt ochre with indo blue (PB60) which produced a slightly reddish shadow. Since the shadow leans to cool red, and the highlight leans to warm yellow, it gives a good illusion of the sun setting on the building, with the shadow from the highway.
Highway Shadow on Building, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, September 2022 (No. 3233b)
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