Riding down Boulevard Decarie, there was a clear view of the full moon hanging high in the sky. On the sidewalk in front of a car dealership, a number of bright lights made for an interesting composition. At first glance you see a bunch of light sources each with a different shape and colour, then realize one of them is hanging in the sky! In the background is a view of Montreal, probably parts of Verdun on the horizon. As usual the paint froze on the paper leaving a distinct granular effect.
Where's the moon? watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, March 2026
Speaking of bright lights, this scene, looking due south east, reminded me of that children's play-set called light bright. It is a black surface with peg holes, in which you insert coloured plastic pegs that light up when you turn on the light bulb. With all the traffic lights, car lights, house and street lights, it made for quite an effect. The rainbow looking thing is the Champlain bridge, the incoming traffic had white/yellow lights, and the outgoing traffic had red tail lights, while the bridge itself was illuminated in blue-green. I did a close up of the bridge at night last year,
Night Sky Autoroute 15. This is the kind of painting where you get into it, then wonder what you got into, there were tons of little details to fill in, all while standing next to my bike in frigid weather with cars and occasional people passing by. I hung in there, then had time to add the tree to the first painting, which took a long time to dry. Hopefully the winter painting is over soon, I am looking forward to some warm weather painting again.
Light bright, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, March 2026
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