Burnside Hay Fields **SOLD**

I was back at the hay fields again yesterday.

It was our first real summer like day this year and

a perfect time to be there. This piece was painted

from the side, of what turned out to be a fairly busy

thoroughfare, which I found to be very distracting.

I must try to locate myself better before

setting up next time!

The turkey vultures were out in full force. It is truly a

joy to watch them as they glide by

scanning the fields for morsels of food,

left there from the haying activities.

Oil on canvas 6 x 8.

Comments always appreciated.

Jeffrey

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"It is after all, the dab of grit that seeps into an

oyster's shell that makes the pearl,

not pearl making seminars with other oysters."

(Stephen King)

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This painting is

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Morning at Madrona (SOLD)

I was able to return to have another go at Madrona Farm

yesterday. We were greeted by wonderful blue skies and

enough clouds to make me happy. We choose to paint

from the upper side of the farm looking down and across to

the Sooke Hills and the start of the Malahat.

Patterns of different coloured crops in the sloping

fields combined with the vanishing perspective

made for a challenging exercise.

Oil on canvas 6 x 8.

Comments always welcomed.

Jeffrey

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"The art of painting outdoors is like a dance to the tempo of

the evolving day, following the lead of the wild,

impelled by the measured meter of shadows moving

in their eternal celestial rhythms."

(Louisa McElwain)

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Madrona Hay Field *SOLD*

Our plein aire gang was at it again yesterday.

We were invited to paint at a
heritage organic farm

that is nestled against the south west 
shoulder of Mount Douglas in Victoria.
It is a superb place to paint

far above the hubbub of urban life that

whizzes along below this bucolic jewel.

Families of quail could be heard calling 
to each other and seen scurrying about, 
somewhat disturbed by these intruders. 
Goldfinches, swallows and many others

were busy as we painted. 
Some of the outsiders will return

early next week for another go. 
I hope to be there too.
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'Madrona Hay Field'
oil on canvas 
14 x 11.
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Comments always welcomed and appreciated.

Jeffrey

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"We are losing our connection to the past.

I don't want to document it or even glamorize it.

I just want to pay tribute to it."

(Cheryl Criss)

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This painting is SOLD.

December Evening - Fisgard *SOLD*

This is another one from a series of lighthouse pieces I did

this past winter. I have since worked this into a

larger painting. Fisgard Light depicted here is the

oldest on Canada's west coast. Sitting at the mouth

of Esquimalt Harbour it is a fantastic place to visit.

It is part of Fort Rodd Hill National Park.

Acrylic on canvas 6 x 6 x 1.25.

Comments welcomed.

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Well no more sleeps. Tonight is the show at Morris Gallery.

I am pretty excited...happy excited...nervous?...no way...

If you are in the area please drop by 7 - 9pm.

You can get all the details on my website,

see the link to the right.

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"I really wish I was less of a thinking man,

and more a fool who's not afraid of rejection"

(Billy Joel)

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Beach Shadows

A little piece of paradise. Finding yourself in such a

spot for a short time is so wonderful for the

soul. The quiet, disturbed only by the sounds of

nature going about her business.

The tide will change, time moves on, so be still,

close your eyes, smell and listen

before the moment passes.

Acrylic on canvas 24 x 30.

Comments appreciated.

Jeffrey

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"When something is new to us,

we treat it as an experience.

We feel that our senses are awake and clear.

We are alive."

(Jasper Johns)

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Please contact me by email

for information on acquiring this painting.

jjboronart@shaw.ca

Arbutus Trail

Glorious arbutus trees are an unique feature

of coastal south western BC. Their colourful twisting

form provides animation to the landscape

like no other tree does.

This trail winds its way above the Gorge Waterway

and has a very magical feel.

There be spirits here.

Acrylic on canvas 14 x 11.

Comments are always welcomed.

Jeffrey

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"In life, as in art,

the beautiful moves in curves."

(Edward Bulwer-Lytton)

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Please e-mail me for information

on purchasing this painting.

jjboronart@shaw.ca

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I would like to draw your attention to a new addition

on my link list, Nova Scotia artist

Ambera Wellmann

Her powerful depictions of clouds are truly fantastic.

Maple Shadows

Painting in the presence of majestic maples

is a spiritual experience for me. The grandmother

tree in this painting is many hundreds of years old.

Oh the stories she could tell, if only...so while painting,

my imagination weaves some wonderful tales

of this forest long ago.

A group of "outsiders" painted at the foot of

Mount Douglas yesterday, the weather was

unusually pleasant to say the least!

Another spot that is a must to revisit.

Oil on canvas 14 x 11.

Comments are always appreciated.

Jeffrey

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"In a tree there is a spirit of life,

a spirit of growth and

a spirit of holding its head up."

(Robert Henri)

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Please email me for information

on purchasing this painting.

jjboronart@shaw.ca

Island Shore

The tidal shoreline with its many intricate patterns

provides endless opportunities for painting.

It is always changing, tides, wind, light all

combine to provide a different image but at the same

time holding on to something recognizable.

This one was done from a photo I took when

visiting Saltspring Island recently.

Acrylic on canvas 30 x 36.

Your comments are always welcomed.

Jeffrey

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"Oh I do want that thing, that oneness of movement

that will catch the thing up into one

movement and sing - harmony of life."

(Emily Carr)

Spring-Mount Tolmie

That wonderful time of spring wild flowers always

seems to pass so quickly and once again

they have gone to seed in preparation for next years

crop of dancing colour. I was fortunate this year

to have made it out to paint en plein air

several times during the spring showing.

This is a larger version of a painting I did a

couple of weeks ago and will be one of my new works

for an upcoming show at the Morris Gallery here

in Victoria. It is a group show featuring five

of the gallery artists...

myself, Linny D. Vine, D. F. Gray, Joanne Thomson

and Keith Hiscock.

Opening reception is on Thurs. June 19th, from

7 - 9pm. You can get more details on my website.

If you are in the area please come and join us.

Acrylic on canvas 24 x 30.

Your comments are always welcomed.

Jeffrey

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"Nature which governs the whole will soon change all things

which you see, and out of their substance will make

other things and again other things...

in order that the world may

be ever new."

(Marcus Aurelius)

Yellow Iris (SOLD)

The lake where we stay on Saltspring has

a marshy shoreline that is wonderful for attracting

birds, many of whom nest among the

grasses and rushes. It also provides

habitat for tree frogs to lay their eggs.

In spring the chorus of hopeful tree frogs

fills the night time air around the lake

and is a wonderfully soothing sound

to fall asleep with.

Although they are an invasive plant,

the Yellow Iris makes a stunning

sight in the lakes marshy verges and

a challenging subject for plein air painting.

Oil on canvas 8 x 6.

Comments are always welcomed.

Jeffrey

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"I'm enjoying the most perfect tranquillity, free

from all worries, and in consequence would like

to stay this way forever, in a peaceful

corner of the countryside."

(Claude Monet)

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Ruckle Farm (SOLD)

Another one from Saltspring, Ruckle Farm a

heritage sheep farm. It is a beautiful

place to spend time and paint and it is

on the must do again list!

Oil on canvas 14 x 11.

Your comments are always welcome.

Jeffrey

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"Rythum is as necessary in a picture as pigment;

it is as much a part of painting as of music."

(Walter J. Phillips)

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jjboronart@shaw.ca

Art lovers are everywhere!

This photo was taken from my painting stool

with a brush in my mouth.

Saltspring Hay Field - (SOLD)

Hello everyone,

This painting was done en plein air on Saltspring Island

where we just spent a wonderful three days, painting,

fishing and enjoying the sunny weather.

This scene is at the foot of Mount Maxwell and was a

perfect place to start painting. While I painted

several Turkey vultures landed and wandered around

on the short grass hunting for small morsels of food

which seemed to be plentiful in this recently

harvested hay field. Swallows seemed to be swooping

and darting every where, which is a joy to watch.

All this activity did not stop the wave of calmness

that always envelopes me when I can sit

and take in a scene such as this.

Oil on canvas 6 x 8.

Your comments are always welcomed.

Jeffrey

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"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly but rarely admit

the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty."

(Maya Angelou)

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