Remains of the lake, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, June 2025
Where the highway off ramp rises up over the canal, there is a tall retaining wall that got covered in massive sections of graffiti. In this case its my initials, and the year spray-painted on the bike path. Unlike graffiti artists, who commit vandalism, I put paint on the paper not the walls! The main subject matter was actually the interesting plants growing in the strip of grass next to the retaining wall, there were a variety of cone flower plants and other types.
Growth near path, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, June 2025
I don't usually paint graffiti very specifically, but in this case it seemed funny that someone put a friendly looking cartoon ice cream cone on the supporting pillar under the bridge. Just past this post is the Lachine canal bike path and the canal itself. To make the concrete colours I use a lot of umber (PBr7), it is a paint with the colour of tea with milk, and the consistency of chunky mud!
Ice cream graffiti, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, June 2025
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