Who needs the Habs when you have Romeo?

I rode down to the Bell Centre hoping to do a painting of the sun setting, get it? Sun setting on the Habs. The Habs is a nickname for our local hockey team, and they are close to being out of the playoffs now, although made a good run so far and it aint over. What I found were police blockades and lots of people walking around as if in a dance club. Closer inspection of the Bell Centre and I saw an ad for Romeo Santos, who turns out to be a popular Latin American singer doing a concert at the Bell Centre arena. 

Romeo concert blockade, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, May 2026

Changing McD to McP, this painting shows a fast food restaurant next to the Bell Centre, along with a lamp and adjacent construction fence. A massive condo looms in the background.

McP dusk, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, May 2026

Looking east and I caught this view of the CN building in the background still illuminated blue white and red, the Habs colours. I changed CN to PJD just to be a smartass. On the right is the facade of the arena with its illuminated player images. No sign for Romeo Santos however. 

CN Habs colours, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, May 2026

Slightly to the northeast, is this view of Place Villa Maria lit up in Habs colours, with a rotating beam of light emanating from the top of the rooftop restaurant. There was a convenient spotlight to stand under, and the police barricades meant no cars on this road, so I could stand and paint. 

Place Villa Maria Habs colours,  watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, May 2026

Looking for a good view of the nearly-full moon, I found an interesting scene of the commuter train rolling by, with lamps and grass in the foreground, and the elevated REM track in the background. The canal was visible on the bottom of the scene but I'm back to using 5 x 7" and its too small for certain compositions. 

Lamp glow commuter train, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, May 2026

Finally getting a good view of the moon, here it is hanging over the REM train that goes off island. In the background are some of the new developments along the shore. 

Moon over REM train, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, May 2026