Grouse Grind - Looking Up Print Size:18" x 24" The reward is turquoise water

The reward is turquoise water set against towering peaks

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Let them choose the art

I was inspired to paint this scene from my own wanderings through the market in the old part of Bologna Italy on a weekday morning

The painting Deep Cove II is inspired by the iconic views from the dock at Deep Cove in North Vancouver

Grouse Grind - Looking Up Print Size:18" x 24" The reward is turquoise waterThe Grouse Grind is one of Vancouver's most iconic hikes2,830 wooden steps climbing straight up through the forest. This painting captures the climber's view: looking up at endless stairs rising through dense trees, with light filtering through the canopy. Painted from the perspective of mid ascent, it's that bittersweet moment when you're nearly there but the summit still feels impossibly far. Love the Grind? Get both perspectives. Looking Up is also