On what started out as a cool Spring day, I got a few paintings done downtown Montreal, including this one near the Peel basin. On the right is an old warehouse that is boarded up and protected by the City as a landmark. The graffiti people are enjoying it, I replaced the graffiti name with my initials, but used the same kind of font they used.
Old warehouse graff, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, March 2026
As the canal slowly melts, it gives off an array of blue-green reflections. A collection of buoys and markers were starting to move around in the soft ice, waiting for open water to emerge. In the foreground, is an old pier structure long since turned into a pedestrian and bike bridge, the bridge is unseen to my left.
Buoys canal melt, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, March 2026
Down on Robert Bourassa street they put up these gigantic glass shards, probably over a hundred stories tall, where there used to be an old brick warehouses and factories. I painted the sky first, let it dry while I did another painting, then placed the buildings. In this way, the buildings kept a sharp edge to give them an artificial look. At street level are some old brick facades, and heavy traffic.
Glass shards, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, March 2026
Waiting for the previous painting to dry I fired off another one of this pile of snow, perhaps the last pile of snow this season one would hope. On the left is the train elevation where the VIA trains arrive at the station. There is an incredible group of trees around here, just behind me on the left... I will go back and paint them when they have leaves if I get the chance. As I painted, suddenly winter turned back on, and I was getting pelted with hard snowflakes and a bitterly cold, gusting wind.
Last pile of snow, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, March 2026
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