Chemical Cars near Canal

On my way down to Park Angrignon I stopped to make a quick painting of the chemical storage cars down by the canal. I made a very similar painting during the pandemic lock-down in Nowhere Montreal, showing storage cars in a desolate landscape. To paint the reflective surfaces, I first identify the value structure, that is, how light is the top and how dark is the bottom. Then I make a hue and value fade, its a technique where one colour like pale yellow, blends seamlessly into another colour like medium dark blue. It was so windy today that the paint dried really fast and the technique was more difficult. When painting outdoors you have the winds and humidity to contend with. At any rate, once the bright blue frames were painted, the effect really popped. In the foreground, there were bunches of wild flowers and rag weed growing.

Chemical Cars near Canal, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, September 2023 (No. 3551a)