Learning more about the late Montreal painter John Little, inspired me to go out today and paint the seedy underbelly of Montreal. He painted Montreal as it was in the 50's and 60's when the industrial boom was waning and the highway projects were having their toll on the fabrics of communities. One such project was the massive Decarie sunken highway project that connected autoroute 40 to Verdun. There was once a grant theater here, called Snowdon, but now only the facade remains, it conceals luxery condos in what used to be the theater. At least they made the developers keep the facade and refurbish the sign.
Snowdon Theater Autumn, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, November 2024
Standing in the same spot but looking north, here is another painting of the gas station, featuring several shades of yellow. There is a seedy looking factory in the background with a mural of a bulldog on it (not seen in painting). I managed to get in some details like a person putting gas in the car, and my version of the Shell logo. The conditions surprised me a little, it was bitterly cold at times and very moist. I brought a variety of gloves along just in case.
Not so mellow yellow, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, November 2024
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