Continuing along the path eastward, I stopped under the bridge to cool off a bit. This scene reminded me of a painting I did under a
bridge near Old Montreal last year. The water creates a lively, shimmering reflection on the bottom of the bridge, which I captured in the painting by using a combination of wet-in-wet and moist brush work over top. Getting the curve right was key, I studied it for some time before committing to the line. When painting grey, I try to identify which tone of grey- on this case it was a aqua tinted grey which I made with blue-green (PG7), blue (PB15) and black (PBk6) diluted with enough water.
Reflections under bridge, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, September 2023 (No. 3540b)
How many times have I painted the pink house? This time I was on the canal path, looking up while I painted. I probably spent more time on the underlying structure, which had a very rich brick orange-brown tone, contrasted with metal tones and streaks of orange. For the first time I saw that there are artificial flower pots hanging under the windows, it was not a detail I could see at a distance. I suppose one day the whole structure will be knocked down and replaced with condos, but at least I got to paint it while it was still there. In the old days it was some kind of malting silo.
Pink House looking up, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, September 2023 (No. 3541b)
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