'Salish Sea Arbutus'

"Once there was a lovely old Arbutus tree

She clung to the bank and leaned out over the sea

Dancing with all those winter gales took its toll

Now she lies across the beach 

Arms entwined with the Salish Sea

It is the way it was meant to be..."

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Oil on wood panel 8 x 10.

Your thoughts & comments welcomed.

Jeffrey

'Coastal Beauty'

As I sit here languishing in late summer bliss,

here on the south Island we are enjoying some of the

best weather of the year, I feel somewhat of a

grasshopper whiling away the days as 

the cool wet months approach. 

The beauty of the west coast  is never ending

for me. The sensuous grace of the Arbutus trees,

there fox red bark splitting in the August heat.

The newly exposed, smooth, pale green of the new bark 

compels my caress. 

Often situated in the most gravity defying locations their
ancient beauty is mesmerizing. 
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 'Coastal Beauty'
Oil on canvas
 24 x 24.
Your thoughts & comments are appreciated.
Jeffrey