With little time to spare between departing the office and sundown, I headed to the st Jacques overpass near the Decarie where the entire city of Montreal and the southern boroughs are on display. Here, a prominent cell phone tower looms over the multi-tiered highway system. Buildings popped up between the tree canopy.
Tower over highways, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, September 2024
Stepping back a bit, I could see my shadow standing next to the bike as I painted, wearing a short sleeved shirt. The shirt was plaid but you couldn't tell from the painting. In the background is the twisted mass of highways, and the famous pink house on the old malt factory in the middle. With all the grants and other deadlines you can say that I am up against the wall.
Shadow on wall, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, September 2024
Painting this scene started with the sunset, then the foreground, followed by a quick sketch of the city, and the addition of dark yellows for the foliage. With low light and high humidity, a watercolour painting will not dry very fast, so I had two paintings going at the same time. As one dried, I worked on the other. It also helped to simplify the technique down to a paint by numbers approach.
Sunset city, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, September 2024
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