'Spring Weather - Royal Roads'

This spot is not far from my studio and it is one I

have been meaning to paint for quite some time. It is a

rather exposed location which is fine except when a sudden

180 wind shift puts you right in the teeth of a spring gale -

like right now!! Fortunately, I was just putting some

finishing strokes on when I was forced to try and get

everything on the ground before it blew away. I did

manage to get that done except for my tripod which, of course,

blew over and fell catching my grounded palette and putting

my brushes and several other pieces of equipment firmly

into the gobs of paint...

=:-p

Ah the joy and excitement of painting en plein air!

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Oil on wood panel 9 x 12.

Thoughts & comments always appreciated.

Jeffrey

'East Sooke Sparkle'

Painted on the beach at East Sooke Park a

couple of weeks ago on a beautiful sparkling

afternoon. We wait all winter for these special afternoons.

About 15 miles from Victoria by water, it is here

that the real West Coast environment begins.

It really has a much different look and feel than Victoria's

shoreline and the southern Gulf Islands.

Near the point in the middle distance petroglyphs can

be seen. They were created in the 'long ago time' by one

of the first human being artists whose

descendants still live the area.

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Oil on wood panel 12 x 16.

Your thoughts & comments are always appreciated.

Jeffrey

'Rising Tide - Gonzales Bay'

Gonzales has been a favourite beach

area almost since the beginning here

in Victoria. It is a sheltered shallow

bay with with high, steep foreshore

and wide expansive beach. The water gets

warm enough for water play in the summer.

Even in the cool months on warm days

the younger folk can be seen boogie

 boarding along the waters edge.

I plan to do a series of pieces in the

coming weeks featuring this Victoria jewel.

This was the second of the day following

the cloudscape in my previous post,

(and a nice warm lunch)!

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Oil on wood panel 6 x 8.

Your thoughts & comments always appreciated.

Jeffrey

Another day in the clouds.

Though cool and windy,

the cloud show was fantastic from atop

Mount Tolmie last Thursday.

The darn panel wasn't big enough though...

=:-l

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Oil on wood panel 9 x 12.

Your thoughts & comments welcomed.

Jeffrey

'Towhee'

One day last winter while looking for a

sheltered place amongst the trees to

do some plein air painting, I was able to

get a photo of this Rufous-sided Towhee.

I watched as he hunted along the

luxuriously moss covered Garry oak limb.

Nature can provided some startling colour

even on a gray winters day.

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Oil on board 6 x 6.

Your thoughts & comments always appreciated.

Jeffrey