Shady Park Old Montreal

Would you really want to go visit a shady park? It depends on the meaning of the word. Parc Ville-de-la-Flèche is a small, narrow park with some benches, plant installations and tall trees that provide a lot of shade. Last year, I made a painting sitting in this park, looking towards the underpass to the old port. Yesterday on my way out to Hochelaga by bike, I stopped here to cool off and rest a bit and decided to make a painting, this time of the park itself and its environs. To capture the lights and playful shadows, I established an underpainting and then applied shadows using lively brushwork. The pigeons were here too, like in the previous painting, but they did not stay around long enough for me to include them in the painting. Next time I'll bring a few bread crumbs.  

Shady Park Old Montreal, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2023 (No. 3477b)