View From Under a Bridge on Mount Royal
gouache
11.4 x 17.8 cm (4.5" x 7")

About two weeks ago I was in Montreal and on top of Mount Royal. I walked by a bridge with this view of Montreal west beneath it. I don't know whether or not this bridge was part of the original design for Mount Royal Park by Frederick Law Omsted. In any case, I suspect that the view was quite deliberately chosen.

The painting was done yesterday over the original pencil sketch. The sketch was nothing more than a couple of lines with a some simple colour notations. Despite the summer look to the painting, it was definitely end of fall weather when I drew this. It was a two or three degrees above zero, and I drew with mitts on.