Maisonneuve still has a few car washes, small car mechanics, and a few light industrial buildings, although three such locations were replaced with condo complexes recently. The city gave grants to the condo developers to build those condos in order to create more affordable housing albeit near the train tracks. In the painting you see a car wash with a car inside, and the red/grey bricks on the outside. The grey is there because the owners have to paint over graffiti. In the alleyway there was a big graffiti by SCRIBE which I replaced with PJD.
Car wash red grey bricks, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, April 2026
For lack of a better term I call this the triangle forest, its a small triangle of grass at the end of the old Maisonneuve bike path near Vendome metro. If you had to name a forest after me, this would be it, Peter's forest... I actually take care of the trees here, removing invasive vines and adding fertilizer when needed. Lately there is garbage all around, if the city doesn't move it, maybe I will when I have more time and things dry out a bit.
Triangle forest, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, April 2026
From Upper Lachine road there are good views of the Decarie overpass bridge, it is part of rue st Jacques which runs east west along the escarpment. Its a good scene, today was just a quick painting of it without all the details rendered. Looks like more rain on the forecast for awhile!
Decarie overpass bridge, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, April 2026
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