'South Island Summer'

Well things have been quite hectic for the past

several weeks (in a good way) lots of art related

news to share with you.

One of those news items is tomorrows

*24th Annual Moss Street Paint-In*

Once again the largest art festival in western Canada

begins Saturday July 16th 11 am - 4:30pm

on Moss Street between Fort & Dallas.

You will find me set up and painting at 101 Moss

between May & Faithful on the lower end of Moss.

Hope you can drop by and say hello, will share a laugh!

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The plein air piece above was done last Tuesday morning

after the cloud cover, grudgingly, broke up

and allowed the sun to warm me up!

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Oil on wood panel 8 x 10.

Your thoughts & comments always appreciated!

Jeffrey

'Moss Street Stroller'

I painted this piece while manning my site

last Saturday at the

Art Gallery of Greater Victoria's

'23rd Annual Moss St. Paint-In'

As usual the event is looked forward to by

art lovers and artist alike and is always

a huge success with as many as 35,000

spectators for the five and a half hour event!

This years event was no exception.

Across the street from my site I noticed a lovely

'Lavatera' in full bloom back lite in the morning

sun as I set up. Painting it later I added an imaginary

women strolling by, though, by then I could hardly

see the shrub for the crowds of onlookers.

Painting en plein air in a situation like that was to

say the very least, very challenging and

then I went and added a figure... jeeez!

During the show I was happily surprised to have

fellow 'daily painters .com' artist

David Roberts from Winnipeg drop by for a visit wow!

Oil on wood panel 12 x 9.

Thoughts and comments always appreciated!

Jeffrey

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I have included a few photo's of my site and the

fog rolling up the street toward us.

It made things quite cool for the next couple of hours

My site with my easel on the left!


More of my site.

The fog approaching the throng spectators!

Moss Street Daisies

I started this piece while manning my site at the

Moss Street Paint-In a few weeks ago. There

where drifts of summer daisies in the front yard

flower beds of the house behind my site.

I've included a couple of photo's below.

Victoria's Moss Street and area has some fine

old homes from the hey days of early 20th

century architecture as you can see in the photo's.

Although I do enjoy painting flowers I seldom do.

So it was a bit of a challenge coupled with

doing it in front of the crowds of fun seekers!

=;-))

Oil on wood panel 10 x 10.

Comments always appreciated.

Jeffrey

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I would also like to draw your attention to Chicago

artist Karen Phipps who's blog link I have

just added to my "artist blog roll".

She is an amazingly dedicated and adventurous

plein air painter!