Where Decarie boulevard, which runs parallel with the highway, meets Maisonneuve, there is a five-way intersection. It used to be one of the most dangerous intersections in Montreal, but about 10 years ago they redeveloped it to be much safer for bikes, cars and pedestrians to co-exist. This barber shop is located near this corner, it had pictures of hipster dudes on the outside, I guess if you have a long beard in need of a trim its the place to go.
Zanzibar Barber, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, January 2026
There was not much light left so I painted a scene of the Vendome metro main entrance, at least the top part of it. The idea was to get in some details like the reflections, textures, and concrete tones. The concrete was done with a mix of raw sienna (PBr7), green umber (PBr7) and indo blue (PB60) tinted with orange (PO62) and magenta (PV55) here and there. When dry, I dragged a dry-brush with carbon black over top, and added some dots to make the concrete look sweaty. After painting all 68 Stations of the Montreal Metro, I taught myself how to get these colours down. By the way, in the last blog I was wondering if the graffiti person KONG was still active.... some time this weekend, he and the notorious SLUK defaced the MOLSON sign on the brewery that I painted late last year. Here is the CBC news story. When I say that I painted it... thats with watercolours by the way, I am not the graffiti person!
Vendome front door, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, January 2026
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