Painted in plein air, our west coast shoreline.
Oil on canvas
8″ x 16″
Category Archives: Plein Air
Elk Lake Canoe
Out with The Alfrescoes plein air painting group this morning at Elk Lake. What a beautiful sunny day!
Oil on Canvas
24″ x 18″
Goldstream Park Waterfall
I was thrilled to make it to The Alfrescoes plein air painting get together this morning! Goldstream Park is one of my favourite places. 🙂
Oil on Canvas Panel
16″ x 20″
The Hopeful Feeling of Distance
There is a certain type of hopefulness that I feel when looking out at things that are far away. Living on the coast, where the land is lumpy, I catch refreshing glimpses of the distance during my day, from the tops of hills and from the edges of land.
10″x8″ Stretched canvas
Cheerful little rock marker
Amidst the busy ocean waves and gusty wind is this cheerful little rock marker, keeping the boats off the reef.
8″ x 10″
Drinking In Ocean Air
Acrylic on paper, 18″ x 12″
Optional: matted in white to 20″ x 16″ with black finish metal exhibition frame.
Dogwood flowers – end of life
Dogwood trees in bloom have beautiful white layers of flowers covering their leafy branches. Nearing the end of their life, the blooms are less springy but show more colour and depth.
Acrylic on paper, 18″ x 12″
Optional: matted in white to 20″ x 16″ with black finish metal exhibition frame.
Behind Every Dark Cloud is a Ray of Sunshine
Behind every dark cloud there is a ray of sunshine.
Acrylic on paper, 18″ x 12″
Optional: matted in white to 20″ x 16″ with black finish metal exhibition frame.
20 Minutes from the Office
So, this morning my painting group was meeting at Tower Point, part of Wittie’s Lagoon in Metchosin. I’ve tried to drive to Wittie’s Lagoon many times. Most of the time, I don’t bring a proper map, and I usually end up at Albert Head, which is a great spot, but not really where I’m supposed to be. It’s a great spot to watch thunderstorms, which are rare around here. When clouds roll into town, the horizon seen from Albert Head is where the clouds hang out. It was great this morning, sitting out on the wild beach, just 20 minutes from the office, thinking “Hey, look! I can see the office! Suckers! I’m at the beach, chillin’ here with my painting gear and my morning coffee.” It’s nice, like a mini-vacation, sitting in the wilderness with downtown Victoria in the distance. The city sure looks quieter from here.
Acrylic on paper, 12″ x 18″
Optional: matted in white to 16″ x 20″ with black finish metal exhibition frame.
Free As A Bird
Happy barn swallows on a sunny, breezy day by the lake, swooping around from amazing heights to skimming just above the ground.
Acrylic on paper, 12″ x 18″
Optional: matted in white to 16″ x 20″ with black finish metal exhibition frame.
Friendly Forager 