'Spring Sky & Camas'

Though I had gone to paint the soul enriching Camas,

the clouds in the spring sky seemed to 

over take my efforts.

It was easier to watch the swallows too =;-))

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'Spring Sky & Camas'
oil on wood panel
 6 x 8.

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Jeffrey

'Cattle Point Camas'

This years Camas bloom at Cattle Point is nothing

 short of spectacular. However due to the areas rocky terrain

and this weekends heat and drying winds it will very

quickly start the inevitable dying off.

The time of the Camas always seems

to take forever to start but so 

soon to end...

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Oil on wood panel 9 x 12.

Your thoughts & comments always welcomed!

Jeffrey

'South Island Meadow'

This piece was worked up from a plein air

painting done last spring during the

the spring Camas bloom.

I have recently been out painting more

Camas. Sadly they are already passing the height

of this years blooming.

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Oil on canvas 24 x 36.

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Jeffrey

'A Morning In April'

This painting was developed from reference photos

taken while plein air painting in one our local

natural park areas here in Victoria.

This brief time in spring always

passes so quickly.

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Oil on wood panel 
16 x 20.

Thoughts & comments always appreciated.

Jeffrey

'Camas Meadow'

This piece was done about three weeks ago now and

once again I'm glad I have been able to get out to

paint these wonderful blooms as much as I have this year.

Due to the cooler than normal temperatures we've

been having this spring they are still hanging in there.

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Oil on wood panel 12 x 16.

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Jeffrey

'Camas Tapestry'

Early morning shadows, bright sun, warm temperatures,

brilliant carpets of wild Camas Lily's and dozens of

swooping swallows hunting insects to feed their

broods made last Friday's paint out so very special.

For me the return of the swallows and the Camas Lily

 bloom time is the highlight of spring here

on Southern Vancouver Island.

Now where did I put the time delay device...

=:-/

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Oil on wood panel 9 x12.

Thoughts & comments always welcome!

Jeffrey



'Camas Trail'

Finally, the Camas season has arrived! I painted

this piece on lovely spring day last week. We are about

three weeks behind last years blooming but happy

nonetheless. It is truly a magical experience to spend time

painting alone among these native flowers.

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Oil on wood panel 
11 x 14.

Thoughts & comments always appreciated.

Jeffrey

 

'Spring in Uplands'(Canadian west coast Impressionism, Uplands Park, Camas Lily, oil paintings of southern Vancouver Island)

Another one from last springs Camas time in Uplands park.

This one is 'photo challenged' and will need another

try when its dry...

These meadows were being cultivated for the bulbs

these flowers produce many thousands of

years before contact by the first peoples

of this area. These ecosystems attracted flocks

of butterflies so enormous that it defies the

imagination. Sadly due to the destruction of so much of the

former Garry oak meadows of the south Island many of

those butterfly species are no longer part

of our natural world.

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Oil on wood panel 16 x 20.

Thoughts & comments always appreciated!

Jeffrey

'South Island Spring',(Canadian west coast Impressionism, oil painting of Uplands Park, Victoria BC

While I know it is a little out of season we artist have to

strike when the metals hot so to speak!

=:-/

This was developed using plein air paintings and reference

photos from my several forays into Uplands Park this

spring during the flowering season.

I was very fortunate to enjoy several paint outs among

the lush spring Camas and have a few paintings as well.

Stay tuned for more autumn scenes!

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Oil on canvas 24 x 36.

Your thoughts & comments are always welcomed!

Jeffrey

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'Clouds and Camas'

This piece was painted almost two weeks ago now on

a sparkling morning in Uplands Park. The Camas are

competing with the growing grasses now and fading to seed

in the more sunny locations. I am very happy that I

was able to get out painting so many times this spring,

in good weather, while they were at their best.

Oil on wood panel 9 x 12.

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Jeffrey

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'Camas & Oaks'**SOLD**(Canadian west coast Impressionism, wildflowers of southern Vancouver Island oil painting)

More camas with this latest piece as I try to keep a

commitment I made to myself last year, to do more

paintings this spring, featuring one of the most significant

wildflowers of our region. Though you sometimes find them

in a few other spots they are most often associated

with another of our native species the Garry oak.

This is one of my favourite places not far

from my studio.

Oil on canvas 12 x 16.

Your thoughts and comments always welcomed!

Jeffrey

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'Uplands Camas' **SOLD**(Canadian west coast Impressionism, oil painting of Uplands Park, Victoria, BC, Camas Lily)

Uplands Park in Oak Bay is at its finest right now as

I discovered this morning when I arrived for a paint out.

Beautiful drifts of our native Camas Lily among the

rocky outcrops in this natural Garry oak meadow are

really something to see. While I painted there this

morning it was lovely to sense the spirits of the first

peoples, whose footprints were here thousands of years

before first contact, harvesting the Camas bulbs

as a major staple of their diet.

Oil on wood panel 11 x 14.

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Jeffrey

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'Highrock Blooms',(Canadian west coast Impressionism, G.O.E.R.T., plein air oil painting of southern Vancouver Island)

Happy Earth Day Everyone!

I went up to Highrock for a paint after lunch today and

I'm glad I did. The park is spectacular right now with

the Garry oaks and the Camas in full bloom.

It was quite windy making me grab for

my easel a few times, just in time!

Oil on wood panel 11 x 14.

Thoughts and comments always welcomed!

Jeffrey

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"The best and most beautiful things in the

world cannot be seen or even touched;

They must be felt with the heart."

(Helen Keller)

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Spring Afternoon

This piece was painted way back in early May of this

year on one of those glorious spring afternoons when the feel

of warm air and sun on your face feels so brand new.

The camas lilies and Garry oaks where in bloom and

the pleasure of painting en plein without

the chill of winter was so special.

Oil on canvas 9 x 12.

Your comments are always welcomed and appreciated.

Jeffrey

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Spring in the Oaks

In these very difficult times it can be extremely

challenging for many of us to keep a positive

outlook. Keep in mind that all this negative

energy that surrounds us at this moment will

pass, it will be very painful for many of us,

but it will at some point in the future be a

bad memory. As they say in the song,

"nothin' stays wrong for long..."

On the other hand spring will come just as

it always does the air will warm, you will feel the

suns warmth on your face, in many places

wild flowers will once again bloom, trees will

blossom and if we take the time to notice,

this miracle can fill our hearts with joy.

When things get tough take the time to find

a quite place with a large tree, lean your back

against its trunk and close your eyes, let the

strumming of its life force vibrate your soul

and calm your spirit.

Oil on canvas 14 x11.

Your comments are always appreciated.

Jeffrey

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plus the cost of shipping.

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"Nature which governs the whole will soon change

all things which you see,

and out of their substance will make other things

and again other things...

in order that the world may be ever new."

(Marcus Aurelius)

Cattle Point Camas

Our plein aire gang was out to Cattle Point this morning,

the camas lily's are in bloom as are other wildflowers.

I had my heart set on a lovely warm sunny day and

didn't allow the reality of clouds and

light showers to change that.

It is a wonderful spot for painting

and I will return for another go soon!

Oil on canvas 8 x 10.

Your comments are always welcome!

Jeffrey

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"Reality can be beaten with enough imagination"

(Anonymous)

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This painting can be purchased for $250 CDN,

plus shipping and handling.

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Among the Oaks

I always get a feeling of gentleness and calm when

walking in a Garry oak meadow.

This painting depicts what was once a common part of

Victoria's ecosystem. In spring among the oaks are carpets of Camas Lily

and in some areas Shooting Stars. Those remnant

pieces of meadow that remain hold a special magic and their

spirit can still be felt when you walk there.

Oil on canvas 12 x 16.

Comments always welcomed.

Jeffrey

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"The best and most beautiful things in the

world cannot be seen or even touched.

They must be felt with the heart."

(Helen Keller)