Sketch for Bike Trails, Westview Park
gouache
11.4 x 17.8 cm (4.5" x 7")

This is the sketch for a small oil painting in the series of Winnipeg Landscapes that I have been doing. I'll post the oil once it's dry.

Westview Park is a former Winnipeg landfill. It's slowly been transformed into a park, and it's the only hill of any size within the city. Winnipeg is on the northeastern edge of the North American prairies, as well as the Red River flood plain, which is why the city is as flat as it is.