It was a hot and hazy Sunday in Montreal, still summery in September. After lathering on the sunscreen I rode down to Ville st Pierre and got on the canal path riding east. These trees provided some shade to paint under, and made for good subject matter too. The contrast between the water of the canal and the shaded grass was important, so I emphasized the warm peach colour of the canal wall, and applied a jet black fence over top.
Trees and Shade beside Canal, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, September 2023 (No. 3539)
Not too far from the last scene, this is a modern metal bridge in an arched shape that crosses over the canal. Painting white structures is always tough in watercolour, you have to leave the area blank and paint around it. I really like how the water surface turned out. Some of the waves show the brownish bottom of the canal show through, which I depicted with green umber (PBr7).
Arching Bridge over Canal, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, September 2023 (No. 3540a)
Quite a few rowers were out on the canal, I believe that these were dragon boats with seemingly a dozen rowers. I tried to get in the details to tell the whole story. In the background an old factory turned condo, in the foreground all the people and the ramp leading to the boats in the canal. I couldn't resist including the two port-o-lets in the middle.
Rowers on Canal, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, September 2023 (No. 3541a)
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