Joanne Hastie
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Grouse Grind - Looking Back Print
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Joanne Hastie
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Made in Vancouver by Joanne Hastie. BC-based artist (and engineer) painting landscape and forest scenes inspired by cycling, hiking, and mountain biking.
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This is a fine art print of the painting Looking Back (Grouse Grind) by Joanne Hastie. The Grouse Grind is a legendary 2,830-step climb in North Vancouver. Around the 35/40 mark—roughly three-quarters up—there's a moment every climber knows: you stop, turn around, and look back down those steep wooden stairs cutting through the forest. This painting captures that exact view. The staircase dropping sharply beneath you. The realization of how far you've already come. That bittersweet mix of exhaustion and pride when you think, "I'm almost there"—even though your legs are burning. Whether you...