Muir Creek, **SOLD**Canadian west coast Impressionism, Sooke BC, plein air oil painting of Vancouver Island

There is a beautiful spot about a 45 minute drive

NW of Victoria where the mouth of Muir Creek meets

the Juan de Fuca strait. When the tide is right there is

a wonderful stretch of West Coast beach that goes

on and on, at one point you will come to clay cliffs

that are full of marine fossils.

River otters were feeding in the creek while I was

painting this piece.

Oil on wood panel 9 x 12.

Your comments are always appreciated!

Jeffrey

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Highrock Spring

Highrock on a warm and sunny spring afternoon is a

beautiful thing. The camas lily's that have a moist

spot are in full bloom now, those in the drier areas are

already finished. Much of the winter mosses are

drying out leaving carpets of gold and

orange that have been green since early last fall.

The oaks are leafing out now.

An artist friend and I spent a couple of hours

painting there on Thursday afternoon.

It is so wonderful getting out again!

Oil on panel 9 x 12.

Your comments are always welcomed!

Jeffrey

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"On all of our camping and sketching trips we learned to explore

each region for those particular areas where form and

character and spirit reached its summation. We became

increasingly conscious of the fact that the spirit of the land

must be discovered through its own character if there is

to be any real life in its art."

(Lawren Harris...from The Story of the Group of Seven)

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Highrock Camas

March Sky-Oak Bay

I worked this painting up from a smaller plein

air piece I did back in March ;)).

I have been trying to paint cloudy day paintings this

year without the "dreary", something I

tend to struggle to accomplish.

Oil on linen 18 x 14.

Comments always welcomed!

Jeffrey

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"We worked from early morning until dark in sun,

grey weather or in rain. In the evening by lamp or candlelight

each showed the others his sketches.

This was a time for criticism, encouragement and

discussion, for our discoveries about painting, for our

thoughts about the character of the country and our

descriptions of effects in nature which differed in

each part of the country."

(Lawren Harris...writing about the trip to Algoma)

Windy Morning-Brothers Islands

Hello everyone, I have been out of commission for the

past three weeks with a back injury and my out-put

has gone ka-put! Still sore but I'm

pretty much back on-line.

I made it out this morning to a spot just down the

street from my studio and came back with this piece.

Oil on panel 9 x 12.

Your comments are always appreciated.

Jeffrey

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This painting is available for $450 CAN,

plus the cost of mailing.

Email me to arrange your purchase.

jjboronart@shaw.ca