After visiting Cilene and Fritz, Cilei and I rode our bikes home trying to beat the rain storm. At the canal, I stopped to do a few paintings and said to Cilei to try and make it home before the rain... the last thing I said was I would probably regret the decision to stay and paint. I was about half way through the painting above, the buildings, the old chimney, the canal and clouds were all in, when the rain just started dumping. I found shelter under a tree and tried to finish it, then the rain got even worse and I found shelter under a small overhang at the water facility. Getting the painting into the bike bag was tricky and I had no idea how it would look until it dried out at home. Its an interesting effect. If you want to copy this effect, the instructions are simple: start painting, wait for rain, try to get out of rain, finish painting, let dry!
Canal rain storm, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, July 2025
As I huddled under the small overhang slowly getting soaked and cold, I noticed that there is a landscaped park with trees and benches next to the water treatment plant. It would make a great location on a nicer day. With the rain reduced to a steady drizzle I eked out a painting of the scene featuring a turquoise picnic bench and a curving sidewalk. When the rain was at its strongest, that whole sidewalk was like a fast flowing river. In the background is the Lachine canal and footbridge. The weather actually improved considerably after this but I was soggy and miserable and headed home to paint another day.
Turquoise bench rain, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, July 2025
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