The Decarie expressway is a below-ground highway connecting the north and south parts of Montreal. In the painting, you see one of the off ramps in the foreground connecting to Maisonneuve avenue, and another in the background connecting to Sherbrooke street. There was still a lot of snow hanging around, but the weather will warm up soon and it will all melt. It was bitterly cold today and I still had to use salt water to paint.
Decarie ramps, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, January 2026
A Swedish-car auto shop is located along the Decarie near the bike store. Its bright white walls contrasted against all the grey and beige surroundings. The reason its so bright white is that graffiti people mark up these walls, and the business paints over. If they paint over enough, the graffiti people might stop trying. I had to touch up this painting at home, the billboard had blurred into the background and a few other details were lost. I look forward to painting with fresh water again. There is a point in the winter where you start thinking about warmer temperatures.
Swedish auto billboard, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, January 2026
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