This Long Black Neck Canada Goose struts with attitude across the grass. As she stretched her neck high, I caught the perfect photo of her in mid-stride.
Long Black Neck, SOLD 11 x 14, oil on cradled panel
Author: Elizabeth Austin
The Crow 8 x 10, oil on cradled panel
Whether in large numbers or by themselves the crows are near too far away. In order to get a crow to pose for me I set out some bird food to entice interest from a crow. After about 4 hours the food was discovered and the crow took interest. A little hesitant at first she … Read More
Can You Hear the Music? 10 x 14, acrylic on canvas
“Can You Hear the Music?” was this year’s submission to BC Children’s Hospital for their Holiday Card program. I believe that this is the 22nd year I have participated in their fundraiser for the hospital.
Make that Call 11 x 14, acrylic on canvas
Set against the vintage wallpaper background, the retro rotary dial phone has been witness to countless messages, tears and stories.
Tell Your Story – Sold 16 x 20, acrylic on canvas
If there is one thing that I have learned is that everyone has a story and this vintage Royal typewriter has recorded many stories. I do a little writing myself and there are times when the perfect words fall out of the ether with almost no thinking about it. And other times, with … Read More
Remembered – Sold 8 x 8, acrylic on canvas
A soft colours of a setting sun are always welcome and remembered in the mind’s eye.
In the Air – Sold 8 x 8, acrylic on canvas
My senses are alway heightened when I am at the coast, the salt is in the air can be detected, the water lapping at the shore can be heard and the beauty of the natural world can still be seen.
Comfortable Silence – Sold 8 x 8, acrylic on canvas
Even though there is a the quiet lapping of the water at the shore, silence and peace are felt, as light reaches across the water.
Mountain Community 8 x 16, acrylic on cradled panel
The inspiration for this painting came from the tiny cabins on Hollyburn Mountain. They were originally built in the 1920’s and 1930’s and many still remain today. All the cabins were built with timbers in the vicinity of the cabin site. Today the sites are leased from the municipality and it is my understanding that … Read More
Agrarian Society – Sold 8 x 10, acrylic on cradled panel
This little piece was a conceptualized vision of a rural agrarian countryside. It was a fun stylized piece of a rural community, growing food and eating fresh off the land .