At the north part of the Mile End neighborhood there are train tracks, and on the other side a bike path connecting to many neighborhoods including Park Extension. On the way back from Anatol, the spice store in Little Italy (more neighborhood name dropping), I stopped on the still iced-over bike path to make a painting of the vintage warehouse that the city is protecting from re-development. If any developer wants to renovate it, they have to maintain its exact appearance.
Vintage warehouse, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, March 2025 (No. 4285)
On the other side of the bike path is a lumber yard, with several buildings made from, you guessed it, lumber. The building on the left has a wavy roof line held up by arched pillars. It seemed awfully fancy for a lumber yard and maybe the roof just sagged over the years, but lets just call it modern architecture.
Lumber Yard contrasting eaves, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, March 2025 (No. 4195a)
Just a few steps further and there was a neat view in between the two structures, showing the interplay of the rooflines. Using side-drag with the brush, I created the textured effects on the wood. Today was an exercise in shades of brown, everything from yellow to orange to bleached beige. It wont be long until we start to see some green.
Lumberyard Rooflines, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, March 2025 (No. 4286a)
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