Fort street views, downtown flowers

Turning down Fort street I stopped off at Ernest Cormier Esplanade, a medium sized park with landscaping and art installations. Looking back on Fort street, here is a view of an old stone house in the foreground, with tall condos in the background, and Mount Royal visible in the middle. 

View up fort street summer, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2026

 

Here is one of the art installations, a copper house-like shape on a tall pole. In the background, a Victorian era mansion-style triplex. There was a cool breeze and mostly blue sky all morning. 

Architecture copper house art, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2026

 

On the corner of st Antoine and Rue Lucien-L'Allier there are good views all around. The parking lot to the south is wide open which lets the sunlight into this area, a rarity for an artist in Montreal. Towering sky-scrapers dominate the landscape here. 

Glass sky-scrapers and signage, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2026

 

These wild flowers were growing on the same corner, looking east along st Antoine. A mix of yellow cone flowers and white Queen Anne's lace. The orange-brick building in the upper left is part of the Bell Center. I have more paintings from today but will post them tomorrow perhaps.  

Flowers corner downtown, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2026