Looking east along the canal towards downtown, I painted the blue water with indo blue (PB60) and raw sienna (PBr7) waves to give the impression of a windy day. Plenty of greenery was here, I used mixes of yellow (PY154), orange-yellow (PY110), and green (PB36). Dark green (PBk31) plus the yellow-orange paint gave shadow areas depth.
Canal path chimney, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2026
Looking the other way, here the fence along the canal does a zig-zag where there used to be a stair case down to a wharf perhaps. There are also mooring posts here and there where barges would have thrown ropes. In the background you see part of an iconic pale-green footbridge.
Zig zag fence canal, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2026
Taking a VIA train will pass over this bridge on the way downtown Montreal. It went by as I painted but too late to include it in the painting. This is a great place to stop and paint, I painted
Night Goose on this location, one of my most viewed blogs of the year so far. Replacing the graffiti with my initials is always fun.
Low train bridge, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2026
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