Started plein air in VanDusen Botanical Gardens when the beautifully large sunflowers were in full bloom.
Landscape
Long Black Neck, SOLD 11 x 14, oil on cradled panel
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.
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
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 .
Draping Cedar 8 x 10, oil on board
This beautiful Cedar stood in the sun with its draping branches allowing the light to catch on its foliage…a magical moment caught on canvas!!
Mom, what is this? – Sold 8 x 10, acrylic on canvas
This piece was painted for the Federation Gallery’s Climate Crisis Exhibition. The object was to paint an image that was perhaps disturbing or inspired conversation around the idea of our changing climate: Brainstorming concepts as to what are some of the causes of climate change and from a balance with nature perspective, what are viable … Read More