Race Passage & Moonlight

'Race Passage & Moonlight'

oil on canvas

18 x 24

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A Very Happy New Year 2018 Everyone!

May there be more peace & more love.

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Your thoughts and comments are always welcomed!

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

Evening's Blush

Started as a demo for a wonderful local art group...

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'Evening's Blush'
oil on wood panel
18 x 24

'So with the sea’s breath on my face
I gaze upon this rocky shore
All alight with evening’s blush
I shan’t lament this day just passed
For soon the stars will fill the sky
And stardust my every breath'

-Jeffrey J Boron-

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Your thoughts and comments bring great pleasure.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

'Smokey Sunset'

Though we were bothered by smokey skies 

here on the south Island for a 
short while this past summer,

we were often rewarded with some of

the most eerie but gorgeous sunsets.

This was painted using a photo

reference from an artist friend

who's enitials are

June Haynes

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'Smokey Sunset'

oil on canvas

30 x 30in.

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Your thoughts and comments are always welcomed.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

Halcyon Fields

'Halcyon Fields'

oil on wood panel
8 x 10in.
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'Not from successful love alone,
Nor wealth, nor honor'd middle age, nor victories of politics or war;
But as life wanes, and all the turbulent passions calm,
As, gorgeous, vapory, silent hues cover the evening sky,
As softness, fulness, rest, suffuse the frame, like freshier, balmier air,
As the days take on a mellower light, and the apple at last hangs
really finish'd and indolent-ripe on the tree,
Then for the teeming quietest, happiest days of all!
The brooding and blissful halcyon days!'
'Halcyon Days' ~Walt Whitman~

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Your thoughts and comments are always sought...

Sincerely'

Jeffrey

Moonrise Macaulay Point

The moon and its affects on ocean tides

and the Earthlings that observe them

have always intrigued our species.

Attempting to capture in paint, 

a moment in natures grand display

will continue to be a 

passionate endeavor for me.

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'Moonrise Macaulay Point'
oil on wood panel
14 x 18

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Your thoughts and comments are always appreciated.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey 

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Take everything as it comes;

the wave passes,

deal with the next one... 

-Tom Thomson-

Solstice Sunset

Painted plein air on the late afternoon 

of this past day 

of Winter Solstice 2017.

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 'Solstice Sunset'

oil on wood panel

6 x 8in.

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Your thoughts and comments are encouraged.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

When Tomorrow Comes

'When Tomorrow Comes'

oil on wood panel

5 x 7in.

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Thoughts and comments are always encouraged.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

In a Summer Dream

Lying in the sun dappled shade

Beneath a canopy of old Firs

Bed of Fir needles and sweet grass

 A warm summer breeze lulls me 

Into an afternoon sleep

Dreaming a vision of summer

That will soothe my winter nights

When I long for those warm breezes

In a summer dream

-Jeffrey J Boron-

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'In a Summer Dream'

oil on canvas

24 x 30

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Your thoughts and comments are encouraged.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

Ocean Spray Foray

'Ocean Spray Foray'

oil on wood panel

18 x 14in.

This years Ocean Spray (Holodiscus discolor) display

has been one of the loveliest in recent memory,

it is a significant plant species for insect pollinators

and a preferred nesting site for Bushtits

here on the south Island...

Started this as a demo on July 15th at the
TD Art Gallery Paint-In 2017...

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 Comments are always welcomed and appreciated.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey

Night Passage

A moments rest at the edge of the woods
The veil of darkness has settled over the land
Stardust drifts through the cooling air
Mingled with the scent of wild rose and fresh cut hay
There are sounds and movement in the pasture
As clouds lit by the rising moon sail past
The colour and light of night grow stronger
There are others about
Just beyond the reach of my senses
That must wonder at my presence
For I am a foreign traveler here
On a long night passage…
-Jeffrey J Boron-

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 'Night Passage'
oil on wood panel
16 x 20

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Your thoughts and comments are valued.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

Summer Heat - Cowichan

There are places we have the fortune to
experience that burn a memory on our soul
a place where you feel the heartbeat of
the old ones who first breathed this air
and who's stardust still mingles with the scent
of pine and fir in the hot summer air...

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 'Summer Heat - Cowichan'
oil on canvas
20 x 16in.

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Your thoughts and comments are always valued.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

In Pursuit of Flight

Another in  the series..

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'In Pursuit of Flight'

oil on canvas

36 x 30

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Your thoughts and comments would be welcomed...

Jeffrey

Water Lover

The start of a new series for me...

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'Water Lover'

oil on canvas

24 x 30

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Your thoughts and comments always welcomed.

Jeffrey

November Snow - Swan Lake

A bit of an overcast morning in the Swan Lake sanctuary today

 had me thinking snow...

 

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'November Snow-Swan Lake'
oil on wood panel
8 x 10

Your thoughts and comments are always encouraged...

Jeffrey 

Of Mist & Sea

As we start the transition from summer to fall

here on southern Vancouver Island,

some misty mornings will surely

come our way from time to time.

The Oystercatchers seem not to mind

the increased solitude...

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'Of Mist and Sea'

oil on canvas

30 x 36in.

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Your thoughts and comments would be appreciated.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

'Summer Morning-Albert Head'

 

This was from a paint out a couple of weeks ago. 

I set up thinking I would be done before 

the wind really got up...note to self, 

you know nothing about when and 

how hard the wind will blow... 

=8-})

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 'Summer Morning-Albert Head'
oil on wood panel
8 x 10

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Your thoughts and comments are always welcomed.

Jeffrey

 

Night Passage

 

'Night Passage'

oil on wood panel

16 x 20

Almost Summer

Here on the south Island, as the last few days of spring slip by
our skies have been filled with those wonderful clouds that
seem to mesmerize and delight a painter such as I...

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 'Almost Summer'
oil on wood panel
6 x 8in.

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 Your thoughts and comments are always appreciated!

Jeffrey

'This Side of Twilight'

Just this side of twilight

When the glow of the setting sun

has coloured the world in golden hues

minutes move like seconds

it may never look like this again...

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'This Side of Twilight'

oil on canvas

24 x 30

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Your thoughts and comments are always sought...

Jeffrey

Salish Sunset

 'Salish Sunset'

oil on canvas

30 x 40in.

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Your thoughts are sought...

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

'The Cove Below'

Painted a couple of weeks ago at our beloved

Saxe Point Park

on a very warm spring morning.

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'The Cove Below'

oil on wood panel

11 x 14

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Your thoughts a comments are always sought...

=8-})

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

'Evening Blues Highrock'

Chasing clouds one evening a couple of

weeks ago...

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'Evening Blues Highrock'

oil on wood panel

6 x 8

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Your thoughts and comments are welcomed.

Jeffrey

'Salish Coast'

'Salish Coast'

oil on wood panel

8 x 10

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Your thoughts and comments are always welcomed.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

'Saxe Point Morning'

An early start yesterday allowed for some 
hopeful colour and subtle greys. 
The next weather system off the Pacific 
is arriving this afternoon.

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'Saxe Point Morning'

oil on wood panel
8 x 10

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Your thoughts are appreciated.

 Sincerely,

Jeffrey

'Holland Point Surf'

I started this painting as a demo for a

local art club working from

a series of photo's taken

on the beach during a 

south easterly gale...

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'Holland Point Surf'

oil on canvas

18 x 24

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Your thoughts and comments would

be greatly appreciated.

 Jeffrey

Another in my nocturne explorations...

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'Wolf Moon & the Salish Sea'

oil on canvas

24 x 36

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Your thoughts would be welcomed.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

Full Moon Sunrise

A frosty morning scene from my

neighbourhood. Though I walk here often

it never ceases to amaze how

it always seems new...

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'Full Moon Sunrise'

oil on canvas

24 x 30

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Your thoughts and comments are greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

~The Best of Both~

Hello everyone!

I'm very excited to invite you to my

upcoming two person show with

artist Linny D Vine.

@ The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

~The Best of Both~ 

If you're in the area I hope you can take it in.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

Storm Glow

The sun has chased the storm clouds away

and cast the landscape in a golden glow.

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'Storm Glow'

oil on wood panel

16 x 20

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Your thoughts & comments will help 

to make this post complete...

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays

*Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays Everyone*

May there be peace & joy in all your hearts,
compassion and understanding
across the Great Land and all of Mother Earth...

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'December Gloaming'

oil on wood panel

11 x 14

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There's a full moon for Christmas! 

 

Dark Skies

These past few weeks have seen many dark skies

here on the the south coast.

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'Dark Skies'

oil on wood panel

6 x 8

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Comments always welcomed!

Jeffrey

At The Edge of Enchantment

I painted in this magical place yesterday

and as I worked, salmon were

making their way upstream to spawn.

By mid morning the sun began to

filter into the canyon lighting

up the moss covered trees, coloured leaves

and sparkling the stream.

It was easy to feel the spirit of

Emily Carr dancing among the

trees and along the banks 

of the stream...

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'At The Edge of Enchantment'

oil on wood panel

11 x 14

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Thoughts and comments are always appreciated.

Jeffrey

September Morning Light

The first of two from an early September

morning paint out at the Esquimalt Lagoon.

The sky developed into a 

wonderful cloud chasers

dream later on...

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'September Morning Light'

oil on wood panel

6 x 8

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Thoughts and comments are much appreciated.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

Evening Light - Highrock

Painted on one of those very

special early fall evenings...

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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

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'Evening Light - Highrock'

oil on cradled wood panel

8 x 10

Your thoughts and comments greatly appreciated!

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

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

Dancing on Highrock

'Dancing with some Fir sisters a couple of 

evenings ago up on Highrock. 

It's always exciting this time of year 

because you never know who's going to show up. 

This time three Sandhill Cranes flew low over us

 and a group of Band-tailed Pigeons

 flew out of the Firs just as the music started' 

 =8-})

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  'Dancing on Highrock'
oil on wood panel
8 x 10

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Your thoughts and comments are always appreciated.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

 

In a Garry Oak Meadow

As I stood painting this piece

I couldn't help but be awed by

these marvelous trees.

They have stood the test of time.

Encircled by development and

its accompanying pressures these towering

remnants of a very specialized ecosystem

still evoke the grandeur of nature.

This copse of Garry Oaks, perhaps more

than one hundred years old,

are an amazing testament to

 the resilience of nature. 

I hope these wonderful grandmothers

of the meadow can 

go at least one hundred more... 

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'In a Garry Oak Meadow'

oil on wood panel

11 x 14

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Your thoughts and comments are always valued.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

Of A Summer Evening

'Late of a summer evening
when from off the sea
a lively breeze
moves through the trees
Swallows and Martins soaring high
in the fast fading rays
of the summer sky
and the golden glow
of these halcyon days'

 
-Jeffrey J Boron-

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'Of A Summer Evening'
oil on wood panel
6 x 8in.

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Your thoughts & comments are always valued.

Jeffrey

Summer on the Island

Painted recently on a hot mid-afternoon 

with a wonderful summer sky...

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 'Summer on the Island'
oil on wood panel
8 x 10

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Your thoughts & comments are appreciated.

Jeffrey

Evening Clouds & Queen Anne's Lace

Painted late evening last, 

one of those special summer evenings...

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 'Evening Clouds & Queen Anne's Lace'
oil on wood panel
11 x 14

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Your thoughts & comments are valued.

Jeffrey

A Moment Like This

'A moment like this
the sea has gone silent
the world seems to stop
every second counts

A moment like this
cast in golden light
sounds are soft in the stillness
here on the very edge

A moment like this
can’t last so very long
it will fade with the light
only memories will remain

A moment like this
touches our soul
it fills the senses
makes us breathe deeply

A moment like this'

-Jeffrey J Boron-
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'A Moment Like This'
oil on wood panel
18 x 24
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Thoughts & comments are always appreciated.
Jeffrey

'Low Tide at Moonrise'

Another in my nocturne series.

I'm really having some fun with them.

It feels something like swimming

in a new lake.

=8-})

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'Low Tide at Moonrise'

oil on wood panel

12 x 16

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Your thoughts & comments would be valued.

Jeffrey

"Moonlight on Scia'new"

'If I could have one more wish
just to stand once again
on those ancient lands
when the moon in June
washes over the shores of Scia'new'

-Jeffrey J Boron-

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"Moonlight on Scia'new"
oil on wood panel
8 x 10

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Your thoughts and comments are always appreciated.

Jeffrey

'Thetis Cove Thunder Heads'

A lovely warm spring evening painting 

and watching these grand cloud
formations form and change into

 massive towering shapes...paint quick!!

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 'Thetis Cove Thunder Heads'
oil on wood panel
6 x 8in.

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Your thoughts & comments are valued.

Jeffrey

'Highrock Sky'

This one is from a few weeks ago that

goes to show you never know what your

going to find when you head out.

This cloud formation started to form 

as I was walking about to get

my chosen spot for this

early evening paint.

Another one in this years crop of Camas.

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'Highrock Sky'

oil on wood panel

11 x 14

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Your thoughts & comments are always appreciated.

Jeffrey

'Sailing in Paradise'

'From a cliff high up on the Malahat 

looking north to the Gulf Islands. 
While painting this piece

 it was easy to see this wonderful area 

as a paradise worthy of 

our reverence and protection...'

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 'Sailing in Paradise'
oil on wood panel
11 x 14

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Your thoughts & comments are always valued!

Jeffrey

'Mitchell's Lookout'

Pretty wet out on the painting grounds yesterday.

But I waited for a brief window between 
the bands of showers...

with a nice sunny break at the end.

Here on the south Island, April's cloud show

has not disappointed, with daily

extravaganzas in the spring sky.

Oh to have the energy to paint and capture

everyone of them, throughout everyday.

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 'Mitchell's Lookout'
oil on wood panel
8 x 10

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As always your thoughts & comments would be appreciated.

Jeffrey

'Spring Morning Highrock'

*HAPPY EARTH DAY*
Protect her for all your worth, she's all we've got!

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 'Spring Morning Highrock'
oil on wood panel
8 x 10

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As always your thoughts & comments are greatly valued!

Jeffrey

Those wonderful April clouds are 

drifting through our spring skies along

 with the Swallows, Turkey Vultures and Warblers...

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 'Spring Sky Highrock'
oil on wood panel
8 x 10

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All your thoughts & comments are appreciated.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

'Swallow Sky-Swan Lake'

'Swallow Sky-Swan Lake'
oil on wood panel
6 x 8
A quick one this morning hoping to see some 

Swallows and sure enough flying high 

working the sky above Swan Lake 

(probably Tree Swallows).

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"Once again the Swallows came
Riding on springs warming winds
With them in their joyous flight
My spirits rise into the light"
-Jeffrey J. Boron-

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Your thoughts & comments would be appreciated!

Jeffrey