Running through Verdun from the river is a long aqueduct that ends right around where the highways meet and there is an electrical station. There was a lot going on in this scene, with a building, trees, the driveway and sidewalk, then the station itself which is a tangle of posts and wires. Seeing the perspective though the trees is important here, everything was on a two-point perspective meaning that things are drawn out to the left and right. I used to only paint things square-on to avoid perspective as much as possible, but I got a lot better at it over the years.
Electrical station Verdun, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, July 2025
A large field sits adjacent to the aqueduct, one can safely assume there is a water reservoir underneath else the land would have been developed. Its also raised up about 4 or 5 meters from street level, so there is clearly something underneath this enormous field. It is used to play cricket, and offers up good views of the downtown panorama. For composition, I included a sports bench at the bottom left to give an angle and some foreground depth element. The grass was quite dry, parts of it were painted with yellow-orange (PY110).
Aqueduct field, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, July 2025
Here is one of many such structures next to the aqueduct, in fact, there is a whole building that looks like a castle almost. A tall fence separates the aqueduct from Verdun so the sight lines are limited. At night the buildings are lit up, I eyed the scene once at night but passed on it. Instead, I did a painting called '
Moon over power station' that turned out well, and I just noticed that blog had 67 views. I notice that the older blogs seem to accumulate more and more views which is cool. I will keep it going.
Aqueduct structure, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, July 2025
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