Decarie is a sunken highway, about two stories down and walled with concrete, it goes north to south along the east side of NDG. All around it there are pockets of grass and trees which offers a rare chance to paint nature, like natural nature, not landscaped or manicured. Well they do mow the grass so I suppose that counts as being manicured. This creepy tree, as seen in the foreground, was done with a near black mix of carbon black (PBk6), indo blue (PB60) and burnt umber (PBr7).
Decarie creepy tree, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, April 2026
Here is a close-up scene of the bridge over Decarie running along st Jacques, with a few off ramps visible. I am standing up on a cul-de-sac, that is a round dead end of a street. If is a good place to stand and paint with views of the highway and city-vista to the south.
Bridge over Decarie, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, April 2026
Another scene next to the Decarie, these pine trees have a spot to themselves, and a giant puddle was reflecting. In the background, the trees line the train tracks, although there were few trains going by on the weekend.
Pine trees and puddles, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, April 2026
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