The corner of Metcalfe and st Catherine has a large cinema building, sponsored by Scotia Bank, and many people walking along the street. One fellow was crouched down on the sidewalk holding a cup out for change but everyone was just walking around him, as you can see in the painting. Next time I will bring some spare change downtown with me.
Panhandler on Metcalfe and st Catherine, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, August 2025
These fancy lamps adorn one of the entrances to the Peel metro station. I painted the
Peel metro station way back in 2020 as part of the
68 stations of the Montreal metro series. Any painting that has the metro also includes the tag on my blog to make them easy to find since I continue to paint scenes of the metro now and then. I can see looking back on 2020 that my style has matured since then. Although I still like to paint pictures of dumpsters and garbage cans from time to time.
Lamps Peel station, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, August 2025
Speaking of garbage cans, I fit two of them into the bottom right portion of this painting of the Maisonneuve bike path at the corner of Metcalfe downtown. A red tour bus went by, the double decker kind, with tourists up on top. There was a lot of detail in this painting, so I just went with the shapes and patterns to capture the hustle and bustle of downtown Montreal on location. I never take photos, so this is all done on the spot.
Tour bus bike path, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, August 2025
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