Viger park is located on top of the underground autoroute 136, they covered the highway to create the park, some seating, and a dog area. I am standing in the park looking east towards the Cartier bridge, in the middle ground you can see a sliver of the underground highway, and the foreground has a little berm of snowy grass. There was a lot of detail here for a small paper, I used to number 2 brush to work up the outlines and fill. Its a such a good spot to stand, with good sun, I could go back one day and do a bigger version of this scene.
Viger park bridge view, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, November 2025
There was full sun today, with just a few clouds here and there. I had to remember how to paint sun lit surfaces and shadows, its been a long time painting night scenes and gloomy overcast scenes. The main structure here, which still has the iconic clock and MOLSON sign, looks like it might be saved from demolition, but its hard to tell what they could do with it, now that the brewery has moved. The plan was to build community housing, and to extend the old port tourist area.
Molson full sun, watercolour 8 x 10" cold press, November 2025
Viger park has seen better days, it looks like it was built in the 60's or 70's judging by the quality of the concrete. A large circular mosaic of blue and green slabs has crumbled and eroded to the point of being a work of art in its own right. A photo would have done it justice, but I took a crack at making a painting. The textured, gnarly trees completed this somewhat creepy scene.
Broken tiles, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, November 2025
Google maps says this is called Ancien hôpital de la Miséricorde, its on Rene Leveque and st Hubert streets. The whole thing is abandoned now and the graffiti people have started painting parts of the facade. After some reading, it turns out the whole structure is owned by the city and might be turned into affordable housing, and a clinic may open again.
Abandonded hospital, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, November 2025
On the way downtown I stopped at Place des Arts to take in the sun. A parade was going along st Catherine which blocked the whole north south transit. So I continued along Maisonneuve path until I got to South Central neighborhood to make the bridge and park paintings.
Snow pile Place des Arts, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, November 2025
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