Mural street, Old Montreal

Down on  Rue de Boisbriand, murals are painted onto tall walls and old industrial structures. It looks like it used to be a large warehouse, now its storefronts that open onto nearby st Catherine street. Its the East part of downtown, you see more local people here not so many tourists. Rear doors are covered in a blue metal bonnet and staircases serve to hold pylons in this interesting scene. 

Blue bonnet pylons, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2026

I've been painting on backs of old paintings, and in some cases I paint over the front of it. This one was originally from a resort in Mexico I believe, but it could have been any beach full of birds. By superimposing an urban scene, it gives the impression of giant birds all over the place. Like the Alfred Hitchcock movie 'The Birds'. I added in a few extra birds for good measure. 

Back murals The Birds, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2026

An old loading dock is covered in colourful murals. Once this was where delivery trucks backed up and unloaded or loaded cargo, now its an artist's canvas. I copied the murals best I could, embellished my initials, and left off the top part of the two figures in the upper right, which had Frida Kahlo heads. 

Colourful murals loading dock, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2026

Switching neighborhoods to Old Montreal, where the tourists definitely do congregate, here is a scene of the bike path and Bonsecours dome in the background. Once day I will paint that thing perfectly, but not today! Its a real pain to get right but I will keep trying.

Bonsecours bike path, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2026

This scene is done from the same spot looking slightly to my left. Tall pine trees with a variety of greens provided a neat contrast against the pale green lamp post. The bike path was done with an indo blue (PB60) burnt yellow ochre (PR102) mix, blended into pale raw sienna (PBr7). Those three paint are excellent for covering the purplish grey and amber sandy tones. 

Pine trees bike path Bonsecours, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2026