An old bridge next to the autoroute 15 overpass is now reserved for bikes and pedestrians, it can be seen toward the right side of the painting complete with customized graffiti. In the background, is a large factory on st Patrick close to av de L'Eglise, now its a mix of different kinds of businesses like gyms and studios. A yellowish lamp was illuminating the fresh snow and concrete embankments of the bridge head and canal. It was a tricky painting to pull off on location especially considering the wet snow constantly falling. Both paintings today were completed on location... I have some really warm and waterproof clothing to make it possible.
Passerelle Côte-st-Paul night snow, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, November 2025 (No. 4917b)
The first layer of this painting was done at the location, but it quickly turned into a mushy mess because wet snow was coming down strongly onto the painting. Since I had the second wood drying rack, I could put it back into my bike bag and move to the next location (seen in the first painting of the blog). When I finished the bridge painting, I then finished this one... just standing next to my bike. I really thought it was a disaster, like a waste of paper after the first layer got soaked, but the main shapes and colours held up, and the sky got an incredible wet and windy texture. The graffiti was all done by my crew, FITZ, CILS, DYER, PJD25 and DDAWG.
Silo dumpsters snow storm, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, November 2025 (No. 4916b)
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