Harbor View - Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games

This is the third and final painting in a series of watercolors I painted for my clients for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. This was the favorite painting in the series. I painted this before I arrived in Vancouver, and when I actually saw this spot in person, I realized I exaggerated the rings a bit. They are not quite this large in real life. But, it is art, so I am allowed to make some interpretations, right?

I enjoyed walking along the harbor on several nights, as my work days were long and a daytime walk was never possible. I love that the city had a safe, beautiful place to walk at night, since that was my best opportunity to take in some sites.

Olympic Closing Ceremonies Tonight

This is the second piece I created for my clients for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. The rings light up the harbor at night. It really gets you in the spirit of the Games seeing this at night. I ended up having a similar view our my window of my hotel.

The Olympics in Vancouver, BC - BC Place

I wanted to paint some Olympic themed images of Vancouver for my clients prior to my trip to the Olympics to assist with the execution of a sponsor program. I struggled to find the iconic images that were so easy to compose in my Summer Olympic series surrounding the Beijing Olympics. Since I painted Beijing's "Birds Nest" stadium, I thought painting BC Place would be a complimentary image. Wrong! Its a dome. I feel bad saying it, but this is not an architectural marvel. I do not look at this and wonder in amazement how it was made. Rather, I wonder in amazement why it was made.

Stay tuned for some other Vancouver Olympic themed work I did. I was dissatisfied with the result of this painting, so I kept trying!