Farine Five roses (Malt Factory) and area

 

For some reason these paintings did not seem to make it to the blog, they should have appeared right around the end of September. Anyways, it gives me something to write about. These scenes were done along the bike path that goes by the Farine Five roses sign on top of the Malt Factory, just after I completed the painting of geese flying out of Peel Basin. If this weather continues, the geese are probably going to come back early! Instead of trying to paint the whole sign I just did the last few letters by outlining them with the blue sky, then filling in the block letter with red paint. The facade is very complex, there are lots of windows and layers. 

Partial Farine Five Roses sign and silos, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, September 2024 (No. 4071b)

 

In the background is one of the gantry cranes of the active part of the port, and the malt factory in the foreground. Its main purpose is to make malted barley for brewing beer at the Molson Brewery down the river. Viewing the malt factory is overwhelming, so I just painted it in pieces, this one showing some of the buildings off to the side.

Gantry crane green factory shadow, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, September 2024 (No. 4070b)

 

This old Machine shop is in st Henri, the words machine stop are still visibly stenciled onto the brick. Inside, it may well be a machine shop, but I think it is condos inside. All of the bike paths were redone in ville st Henri and Point st Charles making it a pleasure to ride around especially on a warm September summer day.

Machine Shop, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, September 2024 (No. 4048b)