'Lime Bay To McLoughlin Point'

This was painted several weeks ago now,

 on a chilly early morning but when the winds
were plein air friendly =;-)

From this harbour side 'Songhees Walkway' the entrance

to Victoria's harbour (just to the left) can be seen and

to the right the mouth of West Bay which holds

so many memories for me.

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Oil on wood panel 9 x 12.

Your thoughts & comments are always valued!

Jeffrey

'Snowy Coffin Island'

At low tide the Coffin Islands are a small and wondrous

place alive with the quarrelsome sounds of feeding

Wigeon as well as other competing waterfowl.

The islands lie on the north side of the entrance to West Bay

in Victoria's outer harbour. Though they both are probably

each under 100 feet across they rise up like the humps

on a camels back to at least 30 feet.

At below zero tide they seem higher yet when standing

on the exposed flats at their feet.

I made it out for a paint on Friday afternoon with painting pal

Linny D. Vine

We dressed for cold as it was about -10 Celsius in the wind

which in this part of the world is damn cold.

But dressed right, out of the wind and in the sun

quite pleasant. Victoria has just passed through our first

big weather event of this winter. My neighbourhood

got close to 25cm of snow and then the cold winds

gusting at times to over 50 kmh. Our world famous

flower count is slated to begin on Tuesday!

=:-/

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Oil on wood panel 6 x 8.

Your thoughts & comments always appreciated.

Jeffrey

Path to Hidden Harbour

This scene brings back many memories of that part

of my life when I lived and worked on the water.

While painting this piece a few of the folks I knew

back then strolled by and we spent some time

catching up and reminiscing. This path is a

well used short cut to both West Bay and

Hidden Harbour marinas on the north west side of

Victoria's inner harbour, all of which you can see

below when you walk the path.

Oil on board 14 x 11.

Your comments are always appreciated!

Jeffrey
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"The real voyage of discovery consists not

in seeking new landscapes

but in having new eyes."

(Marcel Proust)

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Please email me if you would like information

about purchasing this painting.

jjboronart@shaw.ca

Mute Swan **SOLD**

Although Mute swans have been introduced to

North America as park swans, our area has a

few that fly around as if wild. About

10 years ago we lived on a boat in West Bay Marina

across the harbour from Victoria. We were enjoying

a lazy afternoon on the dock when this grand

bird flew in and landed in the bay not far from the boat.

These birds are of course accustomed to being

fed by humans and so seeing us it wasn't long

till it was in camera range looking for

a possible handout.

They are incredibly beautiful birds.

Oil on board 8 x 10.

Jeffrey

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"Recall it as often as you wish -

a happy memory never wears out."

(Libbie Fudim)

SOLD

to a collector in Victoria, BC, Canada