Racing to end of July

During the summer Montreal hosts an international car race, in the meantime the race track is open to cars and cyclists (although separated by lanes). I have painted this scene before, this time I composed on the vertical and added myself at the bottom left wearing my new camo boonie hat. One person was on a reclining bike you can see in the middle of the pack. 

Cyclists on track with painter, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2024 (No. 3931a)

 

Here is one of the views across the river, I am standing on the south canal embankment where there is a long bike path, looking north east. There are plenty of great views here, and the skyline is constantly changing, soon Mount Royal may not even be visible!

Montreal Vista, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2024 (No. 3932a)

 

In front of the Champlain bridge there is an ice flow control bridge that protects the main bridge from ice damage in the winter. They installed a nice bike path, still with fresh asphalt. Its a straight line across the river, connecting Nun's Island to the south canal embankment path.

Ice control bridge path, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2024 (No. 3932b)