As the light in Deep Cove leaves early and casts the cove into shadow, the landforms across the inlet bask in the warm light and offer a wonderful backdrop to the landforms of the Cove. Deep Cove is a wonderfully safe haven for boats.
I painted this one plein air from Kitsilano Park looking north towards the North Shore. It is a very typical Vancouver view of the freighters set against the mountains.
We followed South Bamfield Road as far as the car could go and then hiked a logging road to the trail head that lead us through the forest out to the coast. This piece was painted plein air looking southward at the beach at the end of the trail in Bamfield, on the west coast … Read More
This one was painted plein air on a lovely day with my feet in the sand at Spanish Banks. The sail boats in the distance were a lovely white focal point set against the dark backdrop of Bowen Island, Passage Island and the North Shore.
A sea stack located at Brady’s Beach in West Bamfield. To get the beach we took a a water taxi across Bamfield Inlet, walked along the roads across the peninsula for about 20 minutes and it was well worth the effort.
A tiny islet sits happily at high tide in the Canadian landscape. The trees stand with a little character going on in their branches! A very fun one to paint!