painting 51: Stop Harper (on Maple St. and 6th Ave.)

 So much has happened since my last post.  Unfortunately CP (Canadian Pacific) has removed a large  part of the community gardens on Cypress St. Its been a somber few weeks for the people around Kits.  Something that was so beautiful and great for not only the Kits community but for all of Vancouver has been taken away.  People from all over town would have fond memories of walking through the tracks. I have to say that the Cypress Community gardens is one of my favorite spots in the city.  The place was so magical for me.  Even though I'm not from here, I felt for the people.  I  was so fortunate to meet some amazing locals who would stop by me while I paint and share a part of their experiences about not only the community gardens, but about their lives.
Here is a painting I started.  This is the usual path I take when I walk to the gardens to paint.  I always found this one particularly section interesting.  I also thought this composition would be appropriate to paint during these particular time.  There was a "Harper" sticker on the stop sign, which looks like "Stop Harper."  Stephen Harper is Canada's prime minister. One woman that passed by me mentioned, "Harper has failed us."  Oddly enough while I was painting the text, "Harper"  on my painting, someone removed the sticker. I didn't even notice who took away the sticker while I was painting.  I guess there are Harper supporters.  Maybe it was a CP worker...