Standing near Cabot Square, I made a painting of the rooftops, typical of Shaughnessy village. the A-frame rooftop windows, with old brick facades were really popular a long time ago. Now many buildings are replaced with soaring brick and glass condo towers.
Shaughnessy village rooftops, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2026
Here is one of the newer condos, gleaming white with stylish green glass windows and balconies. The adjacent condo was casting a long shadow across its facade. To paint something like this, the washes have to be done fast, and correct the first time. Messing around with the washes leads to their collapse. I got a two-toned shadow by varying the purple mix with green (PG7) and red-orange (PO73).
Long shadow condo tower, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2026
A Chinese food restaurant on the corner, with condo towers and part of an old triplex at the bottom right. Anchoring the composition is a traffic sign and lights. I amped up colour chroma for this one to inject some excitement into the painting. I had accidentally inhaled some odd-smelling smoke while walking around in Cabot square too, which may have altered my perception slightly.
Busy corner Shaughnessy village, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2026
Standing on the same corner I reeled off a number of paintings, including this one of Cabot square in the background and a fancy sports car in the foreground. It just stopped briefly for a traffic light, I think it was my Lamborghini, the valet was just returning it to me.
Cabot square fancy car, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, July 2026
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