Gloomy Day, Smells like cinnamon

Anatol spices is on the other side of town, its in Little Italy just north of the Mile End neighborhood. This scene is from the corner of Parc avenue and Bernard looking East towards a gloomy sky and sprawling tree. I got the trash can in too, glad the city made them look so nice. I wasn't sure the sky would dry in time but it did, and I was able to overlay the tree on location. The first coat dries fast because the dry paper absorbs the moisture, but subsequent layers will potentially blur if one fusses too much.

Gloomy Tree (smells like cinnamon), watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, April 2024 (No. 3725b)

On the way back my bike smelled strongly of cinnamon since I bought a big bag of it from the spice store. Last time I had a strong tea called Arctic fire and that was the aroma I remember. I have rode under this underpass many times and thought it would make a good painting, but only attempted it once or twice over the years. This is on st Laurent street right around the train tracks at the top of Mile End, looking south. To get the angles right I hold my brush up in front of me and tilt the brush until I understand the angle, plus, it makes me look like I am doing artist things. A lot of cars, bikes and people went by as I painted this one. I resisted the urge to put my initials in the graffiti this time.

Graffiti Underpasses, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, April 2024 (No. 3727)