Helen Andersen's Vancouver of the 60s

From the vicinity of her studio near Burrard Street, looking downtown, North Shore mountains in the background. The two biggest buildings were the new BC Hydro building and the Hotel Vancouver. What a difference from today!
This freely rendered oil on board was one of Helen’s ventures into painting with a palette knife. Textures are richest on the mountains. I don’t know when she painted on the large, peculiar signature, or why she did it. Helen’s signature at the time of painting would have been “Andy” (her nickname from nursing school days and her nom d’art thereafter). She probably signed it “Andy” in the same area originally and then painted over it much later.