Author: Elizabeth Austin

The sunset colours soaring across the sky make a lovely backdrop for the little island.

Sitting in a quiet and calm high tide, this little islet is located just off a peninsula.

At almost 4000 feet the Majestic Mount Robson is located in the British Columbia Rocky mountains.  It stands high above Berg Lake and the glaciers that reside on Mount Robson calve directly into the lake giving the lake its colour.

This is a painting of Heron Lake at VanDusen Botanical Gardens.  The foliage surrounding the lake changes so much throughout the year, but my favourite is the high key colours of autumn.  My eye picks up on the shapes that slowly shift in the quiet water of the lake as I am drawn across the … Read More

The west coast is home to so many sea stack eco-systems.  Within the larger environment they are self contained little islands that exist and look after themselves in all seasons and survive the harsh winter storms that roll in across the Pacific Ocean.   This piece was donated to the Disability Association of BC (DABC) … Read More

Experiencing filtered sunlight and tall trees reaching for the sky while walking a  quiet trail is both grounding and calming for the sole.

“We are all like island in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep” …William James

Although the small rock islands and their hardy trees are the main focus of this painting, sitting just above the horizon is a large billowy cumulous cloud.  The cloud held particular interest to me with its subtle light shade variations. As a small technical note I described the cloud with white gesso to give it some … Read More

The reflections of the sea stacks are captured in the small pools on the beach.   In the reality the ocean and beach are very large and I enjoy giving the sea stacks and their foliage a large presence on the canvas.

Whytecliff Park offers a lovely view to the west towards little Passage Island and beyond to Vancouver Island.  This piece was started plein air and completed in the studio.