Catching up on some blogging, here is a painting of the pond by metro Angrignon showing the foliage and some of the birds. They move around a lot making it a challenge to paint them. At least the blue heron stood still for awhile!
Pond near Angrignon Metro, watercolour 8 x 10" cold press, June 2024 (No. 3879a)
Metro Angrignon is a complex array of arches with vaulted glass and metal roofs. Bright orange permeates the architecture which contrasts with the blue sky and all of the dull concrete. The orange is just pyrol orange (PO73) no mixing, which scans more red than it appears.
Metro Angrignon Arches, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2024 (No. 3789a)
Here are some quick sketches of the various birds, the ones in the middle are supposed to be Canada Geese, with a Blue Heron in the background and a Mallard duck in the foreground. With a bit more practice I may be able to paint the ducks properly, they tend to move a lot.
Pond Fowls, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2024 (No. 3790a)
Right next to st Patrick, a busy noisy commuter road to be standing by on Friday after work, I made this painting of the pedestrian and bike bridge over the Lachine canal. This bridge connects the north part of the canal to the south, and leads up Senkus street to park Angrignon, although I am headed in the other direction here. The yellow line was a mix of orange (PO62) and yellow (PY154), while the turquoise railings are phthalo green and blue (PG7, PB15).
Footbridge over Canal close up, watercolour 8 x 10" cold press, June 2024 (No. 3789b)
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