With wind blasting down the Canal today, it was all I could do to hold on to the painting and keep my bike from blowing over. From across the canal, there is a great view of the old Maltage factory, now a Montreal icon. Its completely visible from all angles, and provides a great backdrop for selfies along the canal bike paths. People stop all the time to take pictures of it, and intrepid kids still go in and explore the dangerous unstable structure. Its one of the few places where you can still see a SAKE graffiti art... he used to be the most prolific writer in Montreal, with thousands of graffitis, but he retired about ten years ago and people painted over his stuff. The PJD 26 on the right most silo was actually a SLUK rappel piece, he uses mountain climbing equipment and paint rollers to make these large wall murals. Recently, he did a piece on the Molson Brewery along with KONG but it has been buffed off now.
Old Maltage factory panorama, watercolour 8 x 10" cold press, April 2026
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