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

 

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

 

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