Colours of the water in watercolour

 The Mercier bridge splits off into three or so branches on the south canal embankment, you see here two converging train bridges with the car bridge emerging in between. The water was a shimmering blue, with brown tints closer to shore. To do the sky, it was a light blue (PB15) with a smoggy orangish horizon (PO73). PO73 is pyrol orange, it has coral red tones when applied in think washes, which is the perfect colour for the reddish horizon glow.

Mercier Train and car bridges, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2024

 

A little farther downstream and I got this view looking back towards the bridge. The turquoise water was churning and bubbling close to the rocky shore. I painted the water and sky first, then over-painted the trees, foreground grass, and inserted the bridge between all the foliage. The water looked amazing to begin with, so it was daunting to paint over it with the trees, but I am glad I tried since it gives a good impression of peering through trees.

Turquoise waves through seen the trees, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2024

 

The expo 67 dome is still up, it houses some kind of tourist attraction inside. Outside, they completed a very intensive renovation of all the brick work and installations. This huge reflecting pool is surrounded by a precise concrete rectangle. Painting the expo dome in watercolour is impossible because the pipes are a very light grey, and the triangle formations are incredibly complex. Here I just depicted it as a light grey to give the idea, and see the reflection in the pool.

Expo dome and reflection, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2024