Throughout Montreal there are white bicycles locked up to white poles. These are memorials to cyclists who died at a particular intersection. Not to worry anyone, but this intersection is considered one of the worst ones in the city, at the corner of St. Patrick and Dollard. There are two highway on/off ramps merging with a busy 4 way intersection, and a popular donut store, Tim Horton's, on one corner. If you are patient the intersection is fine, just follow the symbols, but on occasion I see cyclists taking chances and crossing against the directions. To paint the memorial bicycle which was bathed in shadow, I paid careful attention to the value contrasts. Despite being all white, it appeared to be a middle-grey blue. Against the sun-lit road the bike was darker, but against the shadowed-grass it appeared lighter.
Memorial Bicycle, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, October 2022 (No. 3264)
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