~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

AGGV House Tour 2012

Last Sunday I had the honour of being one of the six

Victoria area artists to be featured in the

Art Gallery of Greater Victoria's

"HOUSE TOUR 2012"

This popular annual event has been organized by the

'GALLERY ASSOCIATES' 

since 1953!!!!!!

Special thanks to them, AGGV volunteers (there were many)

the corporate sponsors and all the many hundreds 

of ticket buying visitors and of course

the six home owners that opened their homes

for the event.

I was placed at the wonderful waterfront home on

Gonzales Bay...wow! I have uploaded a few photo's

of my day...

I started out with warm sun at my back lighting

up my subject. That soon changed (several times).

done, cleaned up and ready to pack up...

'Gonzales Shore'

oil on wood panel

12  x 16

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Your thoughts & Comments always appreciated.

Jeffrey

'Soul Sisters' *SOLD*

I've been somewhat missing-in-action in the

blogoshere as the opening for my 
two person show with Linny D. Vine draws nigh

 and last minute preparations seem to mount.

All the paintings were delivered to the

Art Gallery of Greater Victoria yesterday

and that felt real gooooood.

Six more sleeps to the reception  =:-/

I have been painting though, if somewhat

distractedly.

This painting features those wonderful west coast

trees the Arbutus. Though the mighty cedars

and firs are regaled as the trees of the

west coast it is the Arbutus that holds sway

with my soul. Feminine and sensual in

character they are sacred to many of

the first peoples here on the south coast.

When you breathe in the scent of their profuse blossoms,

 see the bountiful bright red clusters of their 
edible berries among the leathery evergreen leaves

or sit quietly on a hot still mid summer afternoon and

hear the thin layers of bark begin to audibly crack

and peel from the smooth trunks,

you begin to understand...

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Oil on wood panel 18 x 24.

Your thoughts would be appreciated.

Jeffrey
*SOLD*

*Boron & Vine @ The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria*

If you're in the Victoria area during the show I hope

you will drop by and take it in.

Jeffrey

'Easter At The Beach' *SOLD*

Soon in a lovely spot not far from my studio

a scene will play out something like this.

A memory will be made and will

be remembered many times in the future.

When April's sun warms the wet

sand left exposed by a spring tide and

freedom reigns...

This is another in a recent series that

will be part of my upcoming show

starting March 29th at the
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.

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Oil on wood panel 8 x 6.

Your thoughts & comments would be appreciated.

Jeffrey
SOLD

'Sunrise On The Salish Sea'

Containing natures drama within the confines of

a particular size support and yet trying to allow

its raw beauty to some how be free is always a

challenge. Magically with a bit of paint

and some patient perseverance

we sometimes come close.

Alas it is after all but paint and canvas.

However artists do dream and

sometimes, even dreams can come true.

This is another one for my upcoming show

in March at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria,

 more info to follow.

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Oil on canvas 36 x 48.

Your thoughts & comments are always welcomed.

Jeffrey