Picture of the Day: Vancouver Painted

The Park Theatre on Cambie Street

On the weekend I visited a neighbourhood art gallery exhibiting the paintings of Vancouver artist David Wilson. The show is called "The Ground Beneath My Feet" and features street scenes around the city.

One looks down on the downtown core, views looking up to the Burrard Street Bridge at sunset, or the intersection of downtown streets in the early morning.

Dunbar Theatre in my neighbourhood

However, Wilson's best paintings are the ones of rainy night street scenes. These ones each have an old school theatre in them -- Stanley, Park and Dunbar. They are all scenes shot in the rain, with the colours of the lights reflected in the wet slick roads.

The images are so evocative, inspiring a feeling of nostalgia, and Wilson's work is a cross between Edward Hopper and Jackson Pollack in acrylic. 

So nice to know there is an artist here who loves to paint Vancouver.

David Wilson

The Ground Beneath My Feet

Until October 28

Visual Space Gallery

3352 Dunbar Street, Vancouver

604 559 0576