Riding my bike down Maisonneuve path and I caught a neat view of a coral sunset over Decarie. The highway was illuminated with artificial lights and car lights. The sunset was done with variations of orange yellow (PY110), red-orange (PO73) and magenta (PR122). Clouds were indo blue and pyrol orange with some raw sienna.
Coral Sunset Decarie, watercolour 8 x 10" cold press, June 2026
This nearby auto shop had another expensive sports car in front, this time a Porsche. It was an old-fashioned coupe soft top model, but it turned out looking more like a station wagon in my painting!
Sports car auto shop, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2026
Using a technique I learned from a digital Sketchbook app, this painting has soft-pastel like brush strokes. Smudging also helped create an atmospheric night scene in the city. As usual I enjoy painting Metro signs.
Downtown night lights textures, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2026
Standing in front of palais des congrès, the convention center, there were strong overhead lights to paint under. Across the street, a tall office tower had Google's symbol on top. It must be where all the search engine stuff goes.
Google skyscraper, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2026
More interesting, this watering truck went by as I painted and watered all the plant potters along the Palais entrance. The truck drove off before I could complete the painting so I filled in by memory. Getting colourful reflections off the road was tricky, I used two layers, then some texturing at the end. I used a different approach for the blinking arrow sign, starting with orange dots, then outlining in a neutral orange, followed by a jet-black fill. It made the lights appear to glow.
Watering truck night, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2026
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