Bike path through the pine trees

 

As the Maisonneuve path continues eastwards the city gives way to a long stretch of pine trees and grassy hills that separate the busy Notre Dame street from the dense residential area. The pine trees have a great pine smell, and they cast interesting shadows over the path as you can see in the painting. Its also known as a place where people sleep in tents, not that they are allowed to, but its a place to set up a temporary home until the city tells them to clear out. 

Bike path through the pine trees, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2024 (No. 3814)

 

Beyond Notre Dame is the new port with all the colourful shipping containers. In the foreground you see the earthy ground covered in red-brown pine needles, like you would see on the forest floor of Algonquin park for example.

Pine trees and shipping containers, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2024 (No. 3815a)

 

Usually the background is horizontal, but this time the background had an enormous pale-pink factory in the background, it must be for sand or concrete or something. It made for a neat contrast with the wild organic branches and needles of the pine trees. I like the pastel composition here. But today's adventure had just begun...

Pine trees and factory, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2024 (No. 3816a)