Some people might recognize this lamp and pond, its in Westmount park just east of NDG along the Maisonneuve bike path. It was pretty dark by now, but I had the head lamp, and there were a few other lamps nearby providing some light. When
painting at night, its important to stay safe by knowing the neighborhood and keeping to well lit public places. The only threat here were the mosquitos but I wore long sleeves, long socks, pants and had bug spray on. A few tried to get me to no avail.
Lamp reflection in pond, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, July 2025
There was a noodle shop on Maisonneuve street with bright lights that I could stand by and paint this scene, looking east. At night in the city there are multiple light sources such as street lamps, car headlights, illuminated signs, and interior lights shining through windows. Really bright lights like the overhead lamp have an aura around them too. There was no moon visible tonight,so the sky was an inky purple that I made with the good old combo of pyrol orange (PO73) and indo blue (PB60). .
Street lamp and cars, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, July 2025
Standing in the same spot but looking across the street, there was a view of the Guy Concordia metro with the blue arrow sign, and many illuminated windows all around. And I got a few bins in the scene too. These paintings look desolate because I edited all the people out tonight, there were in fact quite a few people crowding the sidewalks, although not many cars which was nice.
It cooled off slightly but not enough to be comfortable.
Guy Concordia night, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, July 2025
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