As the sun goes down it gets harder to fins a good scene in the downtown core. After a long ride down Maisonneuve path I arrived at Place des Arts and caught some highlights on the main building. A boring brown hotel in the background was made more interesting by the coloured light reflecting off its windows. To paint the yellowish brick of the main building, I used variations of yellow ochre (PY43).
Place Des Arts Winter, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, March 2023 (No. 3411a)
Turning down st Urbain I got to Old Montreal and after some bumpy cobblestone laneways I made it to Old Port. Off one of the piers I could see the ice breaking up, with Dieppe Park in the background where I made
paintings in a blizzard earlier in the year. This scene had a variety of snow and water effects. In the foreground the water was frozen and covered with snow drift, then the river turned a turquoise with broken pieces of ice.
Ice Breakup Old Port, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, March 2023 (No. 3412a)
Turning the corner I got a view of the new Cirque du Soleil tent with chunks of ice floating in partially frozen water. I liked the contrast between the inviting circus tent, with the inhospitable frozen water. On top of the ice there was snow, which was illuminated by the setting sun. All in all, there was a lot going on in this scene!
Ice Chunks and Cirque Tent, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, March 2023 (No. 3411b)
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