I got around for a nice bike ride today along the canal and aqueduct paths through Sud Ouest and Verdun. The sun was really cooking and I went through all my water, filling up at a local park. This scene shows some recreational canoe paddlers on the Lachine canal with a suspension bridge in the background. In the foreground is a picnic bench I was sitting on to eat some lunch.
Red canoe on canal, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2026
Somehow I wandered around and found Campbell's park, a sports park in the middle of Sud Ouest neighborhood. It was an old park, worth doing a painting of this field and soccer goals. Fitting considering the world cup is playing. Canada goes tomorrow for knockout game.
Campbell park Sud Ouest, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2026
I had turned down Briand street to start this adventure, and found this small park that connects to Monk boulevard, its called Passage Albert-Millaire. There was lots of shade, a permanent table with a checkerboard on it, and a few pigeons milling about. A cool dépanneur was across the street but it was in shadow and I passed on it this time.
Passage Albert-Millaire, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2026
Along Bd de la Vérendrye there was a small park called Park Springland with pine trees, shade and sturdy concrete-topped benches. I started to run out of yellow today. You see how bright the grass was under the sun. I did a lot more today, will post later.
Park Springland bright grass, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2026
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