Apparently there is a neighborhood called South Central, its located east of the Gay Village and west of Hochelaga, roughly centered on the Papineau metro station which you can see in the foreground of this painting. In the background of course, is the other defining feature of this neighborhood, the Jacques Cartier bridge with the very last of the sun catching its top. With the wind chill, I did the entirety of this painting wearing the deer-skin gauntlet mitts which resemble oven-mitts. I've gotten a lot better at painting with these gloves on, I even used the small number 2 brush to do most of this painting.
Last light Jacques Cartier bridge, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, November 2025
A gas station on the corner made good contrasts with the bridge in the background. Green and red will always produce some drama, and the angled bridge against the perpendicular gas station made for decent composition. In this case, I had to complete the fine details at home from memory because it was extremely moist on location and it was the last painting of the day.
Bridge over gas station, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, November 2025
This was the first painting on location... sometimes there is an adjustment period, in other words, the first painting sucks. But I kind of saw where the limits were considering the conditions, it was hovering around 0 ℃ with much colder windchill, and I could use fresh water today, no need for salt. Big wet washes simply wont work very well in cold humid conditions, its better to fill in areas with small brush strokes. Over the years, I actually developed a different technique for winter/cold weather painting as compared to summer. Quite a few people today took a look and congratulated/encouraged me to paint on a day like today.
Bridge over Maisonneuve, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, November 2025
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