Cabot square is a local hangout and occasional site for festivals and gatherings, its just across from the old Forum building and includes an access point for the Atwater station. These sunflowers are probably nearing the end of their blooms, they were struggling to find enough sun with the tree cover. I composed them to look as if they are jumping out of their box.
Sunflowers Cabot Square, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, August 2025
At the center of the square there was a mist machine spraying cool water to help the locals with the oppressive heat. A few pigeons were enjoying it too. I wasn't sure if I could paint this effect because the bakground scenery was quite complex, and and the mist created a pale blurry cloud surrounded by crisp, high contrast elements. I had to paint as much with my brain as my brush which is unusual, I prefer just to use the brush. To finish the painting, I casually walked through the mist cloud with the painting in order to literally get mist on it. I think it turned out all right, and the pigeons didn't mind at all.
Mist machine pigeons, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, August 2025
There is a metal box, like a small store front, closed off for now. Indigenous art, probably done by an Inuk artist, adorned the exterior of the box. I saw them painting it a few weeks ago. In the upper left quadrant there was a view of Mount Royal with the General Hospital visible on top. I forgot to paint in Mount Royal though, it is behind and above the hospital. Lately I have been putting a lot of detail in the paintings, such as the
Fiat car show in Little Italy. I can do this in the summer when the paint dries and its okay to stand around and paint.
Painted box view of mount royal, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, August 2025
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