Wet parking lot

This is the view from 4th floor at work looking north at the Vancouver Habour and the North Shore mountain in the back. In the foreground is a parking lot next to Crab park. At work we have gone there to play baseball and bocci a couple times.

I live in Vancouver, and Vancouver has a wet season. It's not uncommon that during the winter a whole month could be raining, and it's not just drizzle or periodic rain, it's down pour pretty much 24/7. My painting buddies and I at work also tend to paint around lunch time, so the view/weather/time of day can stay pretty similar for all the paintings.

Around the time I did that painting I was using mostly dark paper. Since I was just starting out I was trying out different shade/color papers to see how they affect the painting. In this case I think the dark paper works well in creating the contrast to show off a wet parking lot

2013 Jan. winter 6" x 8.5"