There were a couple geese here but only one stuck around long enough to make it into the painting. The scene is from the south canal berm which has a wide bike path and bird reserve area. There were lots of small songbirds there, and plenty of insects that covered my clothing as I rode down toward Parc Jean Drapeau.
Goose with a View, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, April 2024
Behind st Helen's island is a section of the river called Monk's channel in French its Chenal le Moyne which I found out on Google maps. The water back there is an incredible blue-green that is even more impressive when the sun is shining. As the water passes under the bridge it churns up creating a range of greenish yellow, blue and pale violet. It was about to rain so I headed home after this one.
Chenal le Moyne with Cartier Bridge, watercolour 9 x 10" cold press, April 2024
This monolithic structure is the Montreal Casino on Ile Notre Dame, a small island attached to st Helen's island. Its funny that with all the religious symbolism of the names of everything around here, they still built a casino, a mecca of vice so to speak. Rumor has it the Casino operators are looking to rebuild it elsewhere. I went there once and lost $20 on slot machines, then just got a few beers, they had an incredible Trois Pistols on tap which was far more worth it, although maybe they should have been serving Mon Dieu instead.
Casino Montreal, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, April 2024
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