By the time I got to Mercier bridge the moon was higher in the sky and had much less of a tea-colour by now. Having the chance to look at the full moon as I rode on the bike path allowed me to recalculate the technical approach. Then it was matter of just stop thinking and paint (good advice for any artist). Cars and trucks were zooming by overhead constantly because there is the bridge in front that you see, and another one directly behind me crossing Blvd Lasalle. Its surprisingly difficult to paint a perfect circle with a watercolour brush, especially when standing next to ones bike next to a bike path at night.
Full moon over Mercier bridge, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, August 2025
Here is the last painting of the evening, its one of those scenes where I think 'don't you dare try and paint this'. So of course I had to try, the factory itself is a collage of different shapes, patterns and textures with strong white lights on the inside and outside. The moon was nicely framed by some of the vents and pipes on the roof of the concrete factory. The head lamp ran out of battery power so I had to paint under the LED street lamp of st Patrick street which was kind of weak. It turned out better than I hoped... with dim lighting at night you have to paint more with your brain, and know exactly where the paints are on the palette. Next time I will charge the headlamp before embarking on more night painting.
Full moon over cement factory, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, August 2025
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