One West Coast Evening

 There are some very special places not far from here.

Scenes that burn into your memory so

that they become more than just

rock, sky and water.

Botany Bay is one such place,

for me...

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'One West Coast Evening'

oil on wood panel

18 x 24

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Your thoughts and comments are always valued.

Jeffrey

'The Turning Tide'

'The tide turn begins, 

life in and around the sea quickens,

birds lift off from the rocks in a noisy snow storm,

swells rolling in from the open Pacific increase in size and intensity,

below fish feed and frenzies fill the sea in flashing silver,

birds funnel into the boiling shoals of bait,

the natural circle of life plays out in perfection,

as it has throughout time...'

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Oil on canvas 20 x 24

Your thoughts & comments would be appreciated.

Jeffrey

'The Rugged Coast'

Watching the incredible force of these Pacific

swells being thrown skyward by these

coastal ramparts is a thrilling

experience.

The knowledge that there are many animals

and birds that call this ecosystem home

makes you aware just how tenuous  

 our hold is to mother earth.

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Oil on canvas 22 x 28

Thoughts & comments always welcomed.

Jeffrey

'Last Light Botany Bay'

"The quiet is broken only by the small waves being pushed

ashore by the incoming tide.

You can sense something deeper in the cool stillness.

Soon the coming dusk will envelope the world

where you stand looking...and listening.

Yet you delay leaving,

though the trail back is long and growing ever darker.

Then, raven's call disturbs your reverie

and reluctantly you turn away from the sea 

and head for the trail."

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Oil on wood panel 6 x 8.

Your thoughts &  comments are always appreciated.

Jeffrey

'Botany Bay Magic' **SOLD** Canadian west coast Impressionism, Port Renfrew BC, Botanical Beach oil painting

I painted at Botany Bay on Saturday which is part of

Botanical Beach park just outside the west coast town

of Port Renfrew. From here the open Pacific can be seen,

the entrance to the strait Juan de Fuca and Washington's

Cape Flattery. Although the day could not have been

better, with clear sunny skies and shirtsleeve temperatures

out of the wind, the power of the Pacific was quite evident

when the huge swells rolled in and broke roaring on to the

jagged shale shoreline. An incredible magical day.

A return trip is in the works!

Oil on wood panel 9 x 12.

Your thoughts and comments are always appreciated.

Jeffrey

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SOLD

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