Taking the opportunity to visit the Chalet viewing platform on Mount Royal on a weekday, I got to make some paintings with a relatively subdued crowd. On a weekend, this location is nearly impossible, just getting close to the railing takes some time, and with a bike it would be rather crowded. In this view, looking south, you can see the st Lawrence river and south shore in the background, with the jumble of buildings and sky scrapers in the foreground. All the buildings look straight up and down which is good!
Downtown view from Chalet, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, August 2025
Through the trees there was a view looking east, you can see some ships on the water, and the downtown east side of Montreal. In the foreground, sumac trees had bright red cones, and some foliage was already turning yellow-orange.
East view Chalet, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, August 2025
Back in 1997, getting on for 30 years ago, I painted a
winter scene up at the chalet looking south, there were a lot less sky scrapers back then. Recapturing the scene here, in the summer, I used a similar strategy of abbreviating the crowd of people and using a variety of colours. The idea was to keep it light and breezy.
Chalet crowd, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, August 2025
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