136 east tunel under Montreal

The 136 highway goes underneath Montreal, here is one of the entrance ways off of Rue Notre Dame. In the background, you see one of the enormous glass towers they completed last year over on Robert Bourassa. The building angles outwards from street level, that way more square footage can be created from the same plot of land, several newer building use this design. Because of the perspective, it looks like this massive skyscraper is sitting right on top of the tunnel, with a few delicate trees in the middle. I liked the dramatic contrast between vertical and perpenicular... with cars driving into the tunnel. A few yellow signs provided more depth, and importantly, they connect the various layers of the compoisition by overlapping the horizontal elements. I learned that trick from studying Hiroshige the great Japanese print designer. This would also be a cool scene to do at night, although we are expecting 10cm of snow tomorrow, which will hamper my bike ride/painting trips. Will go on foot if needed. 

136 east tunel under Montreal, watercolour 8 x 10" cold press, November 2025