Lachine Canal Rainy Day under bridge

Making my way to the canal after work in the rain, and I found a good spot to stand under a bridge. Its where the NDG path comes across the highways and intersects with the Lachine canal bike path. Years ago, I did a good one from this location during the winter... its just a good spot to go when there is either rain or snow, although the scenery is not terribly engaging all the time. Leaves were strewn about the grass and puddles were accumulating on the path. It was so moist that the whole painting had to be done wet-in-wet essentially. 

Canal and bike path rain, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, October 2025

Looking east and there was an impressive orange-yellow tree with leaves all over the ground. The canal was whipped up into a churning frenzy by the rain and strong wind. In the background you see the flow of traffic on st Patrick street. Only a few cyclists went by, one of them seemed to be not ready for the rain though. I had a full rain suit on with an extra layer of insulation. 

Orange-yellow tree rainy canal, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, October 2025

The support columns under the bridge had the letters CASTRO on them, which could refer to the legendary graffiti artist who has been working (defacing) Montreal since the mid nineties. I found quite a bit of info on line, and read over the Montreal reddit page discussion on graffiti. People are generally split on what to think of graffiti... one one hand its urban art, on the other hand its vandalism that costs money to clean up and makes the place look seedy. At any rate, I meant to include 6 colums but ended up with 5, which was perfect for PJD25, the true legend under the bridge on this day. 

Legend under bridge, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, October 2025