Finding a corner to stand on I got this view of the Lucien L'Allier metro entrance with the Bell Center Habs arena in the background. A one way sign completed a trifecta of signs. It was a 'paint by numbers' approach, starting with an outline then filling on the colours.
Habs other signs, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, May 2026
On Rue Argyle looking at Rue Guy, there was a teal fire hydrant which anchored the composition of this painting of a train bridge and billboard, interspersed with lush yellow-green foliage. I lost a paint brush around here, went back later but could not find it. I have others.
Teal hydrant train bridge billboard, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, May 2026
Somewhere along st Jacques bike path there is an old factory called Paper Box Company, 1906. Now its a condo complex. A few old windows are plastered up, and a wing is undergoing more renovations.
Paper Box Company one way, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, May 2026
Another view of the Paper Box company. I wonder what the made back in the old days? Must have been shirts and ties. Or maybe shoes and boots. Nobody will ever know.
Paper Box Company, watercolour 6 x 7" cold press, May 2026
I felt kind of bad painting this scene, on the other side of the EMT ambulance they were helping someone on the ground in Chinatown. Eventually they loaded them up and turned the corner. To make the bright yellow I used bismuth yellow (PY184) with a slight touch of green (PG36). In the background you see the buildings of old Montreal along st Urbain.
EMT Chinatown, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, May 2026
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