A late Valentine!

This is from a Lantern plant in our garden that dried over the winter. Last spring we were dazzled by the filagree, delicate colours and jewelled look.
This is a small painting on board, 10x8 acrylic. I'm hoping it will be juried into the next Federation Show as the theme is flowers and blossoms.

Something completely different!

Abstract, I think. This is titled Water Music and is 30x24 on deep exhibition canvas (ie. no frame needed).  Acrylic. Bet you can see lots of animals in the water droplets!
This painting was exhibited in the Federation Gallery (Granville Island) February 7-25 Abstract Show and is priced at $1200.

Rainy at Whistler = lots of painting.

Another take on Smuggler Cove .. different tide and light. I love this spot and will probably do more paintings here. This is 24x36 acrylic.

More bears from the Great Bear Rain Forest (thanks again to Miray for sharing her photos with me.. this fall we'll get our own I hope!) This is a small study, 8x10", acrylic on board.

Last summer at Whistler

My friend Susie Cipolla took the photo that was the inspiration for this painting.  It's 24"x24", acrylic on canvas. The mountains look very different now!

Christmas Spirit Bear

This is a small study of a Kermode or Spirit bear that lives in northern BC in the Great Bear Rain Forest.  It's based on a photo taken by Miray Campbell of Mothership Adventures (used with her permission). I was on a painting trip on their wonderful ship Columbia III  last May,  and we'll be joining them again next September to visit this area in the north.
You can check them out at http://www.mothershipadventures.com/

Whistler is calling!

 Two new small paintings (8x10) that I might paint larger as I quite like them!
They are called "Late Summer Feast" and "Tusk at Twilight". They're acrylic on board, $160 unframed.

Still life weekend with Gaye Adams

I've admired Gaye's still lifes for quite a while,  so when Janice Robertson booked her in to her Fort Langley studio for a 3 day workshop, I jumped at the opportunity. As many times as I've heard, "lighter, darker, warmer, cooler" it really sunk in here. Had a wonderful time with Gaye, Janice and Alan (Wylie), and Mark Hobson was also there for a visit. Here are my first efforts at this captivating approach. In oils! They're still wet 5 days later .. a nuisance but love the soft edge possibilities.