Sunday's are supposed to be cold but that is a sundae not a Sunday. At any rate, it was cold and blustering with steady snowfall in Montreal which did not stop me from making a few paintings downtown. This one is looking south on Union, a view that anyone who has been downtown Montreal would recognize, on the left is the Bay, and in the distance are some of the old and new buildings mixed in. I painted the colours a lot brighter than they seemed knowing that it would dry a bit duller.
Union Cold Sunday, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, February 2024
Here I was standing in front of Simons department store trying to shelter from the snow. The snow flakes were large and wet making it difficult to paint anything. The whole background turned into a mushy mess, and I tried to keep the foreground more of a drybrush with black and white contrast. It is a compelling effect though, you can really sense the blowing snow and undaunted shoppers.
Downtown Cold Sunday, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, February 2024
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