Vancouver, British Columbia is one of the fastest growing cities in North America and its second largest port. Unlike many port cities, Vancouver can claim unparalleled beauty, bounded as it is on one side by mountains in excess of 1220 m. (4,000 ft.) high and on the other by the giant Fraser River emerging into the Pacific Ocean after a 1375 km. (854mi.) journey from its Rocky Mt. headwaters. Jutting out from the city like the prow of some urban vessel is Stanley Park, its densely forested 405 hectares (1,001 acres) making it the largest urban park in the world. The seawall waterfront walkway that encircles the park provides pedestrians, joggers and bicyclists with 22.5 kilometres (14 miles) of unparalleled marine views.

The “View Vancouver” paintings are part of an ongoing series meant to depict the character of this city.