While painting the setting sun down near the train tracks in ville st Henri, a VIA train went by from west to east. Memorizing its shapes and details I replicated an impression of the train on location, which had green reflections in the windows and some pink colour from the sky. In the background is the flamingo-pink sunset with the elevated highway and train control lights hovering above everything.
Sunset VIA train, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, July 2025
At the back of one of the buildings there was a large undulating air duct reflecting orange light from the sun. This contrasted nicely against the brick red which I made with a mix of burnt sienna (PR101) and pyrol red (PR254). When bricks are illuminated by red light they become very intense, like burning embers.
Air duct sun set, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2025
Before the sun fully descended I did this painting of the tracks with one of the structures next to an exchange. The painting doesn't show it, but the track has a fork here, and that box is connected to a track shifter that would send the train one way or another. It reminded me a lot of my Dad's train set he built, it also has track junctions that are controlled by an electronic switchboard.
Tracks and switcher, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2025
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