Train Cars and Bridge, Molson Brewery

Last time I was here is was a rainy day, which made for some difficult painting. Today the weather was hot and humid, otherwise pleasant for painting outside, just the blood pressure medication side effects really kicked in here and it was quite difficult to stand up. Undaunted I pressed on, trying to focus on the scene which helped take my mind off it. The painting is built up with  series of triangular washes, I could tell with just the washes that it would be a pretty special painting. As the paint dried I continued with successive layers of detail and textural elements. A lot of artists say that warm colours should go in the foreground, but here I use a nice green on the first train car, and made the gravel bed bluer in the foreground. Putting warmth in the center of the painting tends to draw the eye in. The bridge and details around it including Molson factory (left), and the new port (distance) were done with an economy of brush strokes. I think you get the best parts of this moment from looking at the painting.

Train Cars and Bridge, watercolour 8 x 10" cold press, June 2024