'Autumn - Esquimalt Lagoon'(cutthroat trout, plein air, Canadian west coast Impressionism)

On Friday morning our group of plein air painters

concentrated their efforts near the mouth of the Esquimalt

Lagoon. It is a beautiful spot with the beach contours

changing with the tide. The area is a significant bird refuge

here on southern Vancouver Island as well, a small stream

that feeds into the upper end of the lagoon is used by

sea-run cutthroat trout for spawning.

This is a special time up here in the Great White North,

we celebrate Thanksgiving this weekend.

So Happy Thanksgiving!

Oil on wood panel
 9 x 12.

Your comments and thoughts are always welcomed!

Jeffrey

'September Glow',(Arbutus, Vancouver Island, Thetis Lake)

More of that lovely September light with this piece.

Some of our native Arbutus trees back lit with

warm afternoon sun. The Arbutus is another of

our trees that is found only in very few places

in the world. A broadleaved evergreen, they take on

very unusual growth patterns of twisting trunks,

not unlike Garry oaks in that. The smooth trunks

shed their bark in curling flakes yearly, turning

from a russet red-orange to a creamy yellow-green.

Sometime in August if you happen to be near

one on a real hot day you can hear the bark crackle

as it splits and peels away from the main trunk.

They produce lovely panicles of creamy white

flowers in late spring, so profusely at times

that the glossy dark green leaves are almost

hidden. They will be followed later

by clusters of red berries.

Oil on canvas 9 x 12.

Your thoughts and comments always appreciated.

Jeffrey

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This painting is available for $450 with free shipping

anywhere in North America.

Please email me to arrange your purchase.

jjboronart@shaw

'Views of the Park'(Canadian west coast Impressionism, Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, BC)

This painting is the second one I did on Friday morning.

This is unusual for me but when things go well ,

keep'er goin', eh!

This ominous looking cloud formation started to form

behind me as I was finishing my first of the morning so I

turned my easel around grabbed a larger

panel and went to work.

Wish it worked like this a little more often!

An hour later the sun was out again and the rest of

day had skies filled with painters clouds.

Oil on wood panel 11 x 14.

Comments always appreciated.

Jeffrey

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If you are interested in purchasing this painting

please email me for all the details.

jjboronart@shaw.ca

'October Morning' **SOLD**(Beacon Hill Park, plein air oil painting, west coast Impressionism

A beautiful fall morning met our gang of outsiders this

morning at Beacon Hill park. Looking south to the Olympic

Peninsula and the Strait of Juan de Fuca I attempted

to capture the early morning light with the fantastic

clouds and early fall colours that are just

getting started here in Victoria.

Oil on wood panel 6 x 8.

Your thoughts and comments are always appreciated!

Jeffrey

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SOLD

jjboronart@shaw.ca

'September Light' *SOLD*(lake swimming, Canadian west coast Impressionism, light)

This scene exemplifies what a glorious time September

can be here on the south island. It is what greeted us after

we hiked in for what we thought might be our last

swim of the year, we were almost right but not quite...

=;-))

I think the light in September is the best of the

year for my area of the world.

Oil on canvas 16 x 20.
Comments and thoughts are always welcomed!

Jeffrey

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SOLD

jjboronart@shaw.ca

'Michell's Farm' **SOLD**plein air oil painting, Canadian west coast Impressionism, Saanich Peninsula, fruit & vegetables

The Michell farm is one of the older ones on the

Saanich Peninsula. The family home sits high on a ridge

above the valley featured in this piece. Many of the

vegetable fields in this painting are part of their large fruit

and vegetable operation. Once again this year our

non-group group (the Victoria Al frescoes)

was granted permission to range over

the farm and paint. This one was painted from the entrance

to their driveway. That's garlic in the very foreground as

well in the distance, fields of corn, cabbage

and big orange pumpkins.

Oil on wood panel 11 x 14.

Your thoughts and comments are always

welcomed and appreciated!

Jeffrey

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SOLD

H&C - Government Street **SOLD**

I painted downtown this morning in part of Victoria's

old town district. This particular building is one of the

beauties of early 20th century architecture that this city is

known for. The Downtown Victoria Business Association

invited local artist to participate in a plein air painting

event 'Local Colour' that will see the artist work in a

group show on a date to be announced sometime in

October. This building has seen many businesses take up

residence over the years, it is now home to a fantastic

hemp and natural fiber clothing store, Hemp & Co.

They also carry tote bags which are being used to

support and promote the work of the

Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team.

These great bags are 100% recycled cotton and

have an imprint of one of two of my paintings on one side

and the GOERT logo on the other. A percentage of each

sale goes directly to help fund GOERT's projects.

Have a look at their website by clicking

on the highlighted name above.

Oil on wood panel 9 x 12.

Your comments and thoughts are always appreciated!

Jeffrey

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SOLD

'Evening Clouds'marine oil painting, Saxe Point, Canadian west coast Impressionism

Another cloud painting from that series of photo's

I took last March. This one is part of the formation that

I did 'Moonrise Over Lyall Street' from and a couple

of others, again the reference photo was taken just

before dark from my studio. I hope to develop this

piece into a larger one sometime soon. 

Oil on board
 6 x 8.

Comments are always appreciated.

Jeffrey

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*SOLD*

Thank you to

The Gallery in the Oak Bay Village 

'September Morning', plein air oil painting, Canadian west coast Impressionism, Island Veiw Beach

 
I painted with a non-group of plein air enthusiasts Friday

morning on the Saanich Peninsula's Island View Beach.

It was lovely warm morning with a low tide and a wonderful

sky and only a light breeze. I arrived fairly early and

was hoping to capture the feel of a morning in early fall

with this piece. This is a very popular spot among

our local bird watching community.
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Oil on wood panel 
9 x 12.

Your comments and thoughts are very welcomed!

Jeffrey

'Saxe Point Beach' **SOLD**, plein air oil Saxe Point Park,

I was back painting at Saxe Point again this afternoon

and came back with this beach study. We continue

to luxuriate in outstanding September weather here on

the south island and I'm trying to get out as much as I can.

As always the real thing tends to look better

then the image on the monitor. I encourage you to

pull back from the screen and take another look.

I'll try another photo when the painting is dry.

=:-0)
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'Saxe Point Beach'

oil on board
 6 x 8
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Comments always welcomed!

Jeffrey

'Evening Ferry' plein air oil Fulford Harbour

I painted this piece from the lookout high on top of

Saltspring Island's Mount Maxwell. We got set up late in the

afternoon and I have to say it was some kind of wonderful!!

This view is looking to the south east and Washington State.

For the most part while we were there it was just us

sharing the view and the scent of soul syrup with the

ravens and the turkey vultures that soared on the updrafts

of the steep cliff face below us, sometimes so close we

could hear the air rushing through their wings!

Can't wait to paint there again!
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'Evening Ferry'
oil on wood panel 
9 x 12.

Your comments and thoughts are always welcomed.

Jeffrey

'Saltspring Cove' **SOLD**

This is one of the paintings I did on my recent trip.

It's across the bay from the Fulford Harbour ferry dock.

I only had about hour total including set-up and take down

and I must say I think it helped with the end result!

Oil on board 6 x 8.

As always I welcome your comments and thoughts

on my artistic endeavours!

Jeffrey

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SOLD

jjboronart@shaw.ca

'The Gap-Thetis Island', Gulf Islands oil painting low tide

Hello everyone,

Well I just got back last night from a short trip to a

neighbouring island and it was really grand.

I did do some painting while I was there and I

will be posting them in the days to come.

This painting was done a couple of months ago from

photo references I took while staying on Thetis Island

several years ago. The "Gap" at one time was merely

an impediment at the highest tides and so travel between

Kupers and Thetis Islands was quite easy on foot.

I think at one time there was even a small bridge

for vehicles to negotiate the narrowest part.

For reasons that are, shall we say, somewhat obscure

it was dredged for "navigation", the bridge no longer

exists. I will leave the real history for others to

write about in another forum.

It is a very magical place at the lowest tides

as depicted here one early morning in late May.

I'm sure there are many stories about this natural

area that had human footprints for

thousands of years before first contact.

Oil on canvas 30 x 36.

Your comments are always appreciated!

Jeffrey

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If you are interested in purchasing this

painting please email me for details.

jjboronart@shaw.ca

Summer Morning-Brother Islands

 
I painted this piece several weeks ago and I'm just getting

it posted now. This is another veiw from Saxe Point park.

It was a beautiful summer morning

and I'm glad I made it out. 
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'Summer Morning-Brother Islands'

oil on canvas
 8 x 10.
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Comments welcomed.

Jeffrey

Afternoon Sky

This cloud study was posted last year but I was never

completely happy with it, I thought it was too dark.

So I "went back in" awhile ago and did some lightening

and I'm more satisfied with the effort this time.

Oil on board 6 x 6.

Comments welcomed!

Jeffrey

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This painting is available for $100 with free shipping

anywhere in North America.
Please email me to arrange your purchase using PayPal's

secure email invoicing system.

jjboronart@shaw.ca

Early Morning-Saxe Point

Hi everyone,

I was back painting at Saxe Point park early Friday morning.

I choose this perspective to try and capture the wonderful

sky above the distant shore and the Olympic mountains.

At this time of year there is a special quality of light that

is very unique to late summer/early fall here on the

south island and one I am trying to paint.

Oil on wood panel 9 x 12.

Comments always very much appreciated!

Jeffrey
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This painting is available for $450 with free shipping

anywhere in North America.

Please email me to arrange your purchase.

jjboronart@shaw.ca

Moonrise Over Lyall Street

This was the view from my studio one evening last March.

The cloud formations had been amazing all afternoon and I

had gone out to take some photo's and when I returned

I got some of the best shots right from my window!!

I painted this piece a few weeks later

using several of the photos

for reference.

Oil on canvas 24 x 30.

Comments always welcomed and appreciated!

Jeffrey

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Please email me for pricing and shipping arrangements.

jjboronart@shaw.ca

'Approaching Fog' **SOLD**

I was out early yesterday at Saxe Point for a paint and
caught the fog bank as it was trying to come over
the hills to the west. It was a beauty of a morning to
be out and thankfully the fog never made it over.
Oil on board 6 x 6.
Comments always appreciated.
Jeffrey
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SOLD

jjboronart@shaw.ca

Saxe Point Rocks

This is another in a series of small ones I have been doing

featuring the beautiful shoreline of Saxe Point park

that juts out into the Strait of Juan du Fuca
just a short distance from my studio. This is one of three
I have recently painted looking from different
directions, all within a few feet of each other.
This one I did Saturday afternoon under the watchful

eyes of several friendly art lovers.

Oil on board 6 x 6.
Comments always appreciated.
Jeffrey
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This painting is available for $100 with free
shipping anywhere in North America.
Please email me to arrange your purchase.
jjboronart@shaw.ca

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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Please email me to arrange your purchase of this painting.

jjboronart@shaw.ca

'June Hayfields' **SOLD**

As the title suggests this piece was painted

en plein air back in June of this year.

Oil on wood panel 9 x 12.

Comments always appreciated.

Jeffrey
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Please email me for purchasing information.

jjboronart@shaw.ca

SOLD

Woodwynn Grandmothers

A group of outsiders where invited to paint at the

historic Woodwynn Farm a couple of weeks ago.

I couldn't resist these two ancient Garry oaks and

the hay fields around them.

These two sisters would have been large mature

trees before contact in this region and have

witnessed much. You can feel their

life force vibrations when you are near to them.

Oil on wood panel 12 x 9.

Comments are always appreciated and encouraged.

Jeffrey

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Please email me if you would like information on

purchasing this painting.

jjboronart@shaw.ca

High Summer-Cattle Point

I painted this piece about three weeks ago out at

Cattle Point. It is quite evident in the painting that we

had a cool and cloudy day.

As is normal for this time of year the grasses have died

back and turned almost a golden white

here on the south island..

Oil on wood panel 9 x 12.

Comments welcomed.

Jeffrey

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Email me for information on acquiring this painting.

jjboronart@shaw.ca

Saxe Point Shore

Tide and wind conditions allowed me to set up right on

the rocks at the waters edge yesterday for this painting.

Feeling the hot sun and breathing the moist sea air

while painting this piece I once again felt so thankful

to live within walking distance to this wonderful

spot. Saxe Point Park is a jewel of Esquimalt

and the greater Victoria region.

Oil on wood panel 6 x 6.

Your comments are always appreciated.

Jeffrey

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This painting is available for $100 CAD plus the

cost of mailing. Please email me to arrange your

purchase using PayPal's email invoice system.

jjboronart@shaw.ca

Saxe Point Sparkle **SOLD**,(Canadian west coast Impressionism, Esquimalt BC, plein air oil painting)

A hot summer afternoon and calm seas with

just enough breeze to get that sunlit sparkle.

That was the scene I attempted to capture

here with this plein air piece.

Oil on wood panel 12 x 9.

Comments are welcomed!

Jeffrey

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This painting has been SOLD to a

collector in Victoria, BC.

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'August Sky-Highrock' **SOLD**

Its been awhile since last I painted up on Highrock,

but I was able to paint there on Tuesday afternoon.

Wonderful clouds where forming that

made for a very dramatic sky.
Oil on wood panel 9 x 12.

Comments always appreciated.

Jeffrey

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SOLD

jjboronart@shaw.ca

Path to Hidden Harbour

This scene brings back many memories of that part

of my life when I lived and worked on the water.

While painting this piece a few of the folks I knew

back then strolled by and we spent some time

catching up and reminiscing. This path is a

well used short cut to both West Bay and

Hidden Harbour marinas on the north west side of

Victoria's inner harbour, all of which you can see

below when you walk the path.

Oil on board 14 x 11.

Your comments are always appreciated!

Jeffrey
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"The real voyage of discovery consists not

in seeking new landscapes

but in having new eyes."

(Marcel Proust)

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Please email me if you would like information

about purchasing this painting.

jjboronart@shaw.ca

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!

View from Raven Hill

Last Friday I painted at a little farm that sits

on the south slope above Mount Newton Crossroads

out on the Saanich Pennisula. This is the view

looking back toward Victoria to the south.

Raven Hill Herb Farm produces wonderful array

of herbs and gave our band of pleinairists free

range for a morning paint.

Oil on wood panel 11 x 14.

Comments appreciated!

Jeffrey

Summer Sanctuary

This piece is one of a group of larger canvases
 that I have been working on for awhile now.

As you can tell from the title 
it is a very special place in my world. 
A place where one can, for a short time,

let life's problems drift away 
as my consciousness melds with the scents 
and sounds of the forest.

The cool water washes over you and your spirit

lifts as you scan the surrounding hills

and the sky above. Once again I marvel

at the wonder of our natural world and sense

the spirits that surely inhabit this place.
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'Summer Sanctuary'

Oil on canvas 
30 x 36.
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Comments always appreciated.

Jeffrey

Morning Sky-Esquimalt Lagoon

Hello everyone,

Well life is settling down a little bit and I'm finally

getting this piece posted that was painted a couple

of weeks ago now. A friend and I met out at the mouth of

Esquimalt Lagoon that morning and were somewhat

surprised by a dramatic change of weather. We went from

hot and sunny and sunscreen to grabbing our jackets

and hanging on to our easels while trying to paint fast.

All told we spent about two hours and finished with

hot weather once again!!

I hope to be posting more regularly

in the days to come.

(I think the title needs a little work!)

Oil on wood panel 11 x 14.

Comments are always appreciated and hoped for.

Jeffrey

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Please send me an email if you are interested

in acquiring this painting.

jjboronart@shaw.ca

Passing Storm

Hi everyone,

Today is the 22nd annual

*MOSS STREET PAINT-IN*
this wonderful art extravaganza runs from

12 - 4 pm

Moss Street from Fort to Dallas will

be closed to vehicular traffic during this time.

If you're in this area today come on down

and see me at the Dallas Rd. end of Moss St

across from the entrance to George St.

Jeffrey

Toward the Sooke Hills

I did this piece a couple of weeks ago from

Mount Tolmie looking to the south west and the

Sooke Hills. Wonderful clouds were building which

was what really caught my attention.

Oil on canvas 8 x 10.

Comments always welcomed!

Jeffrey

This painting is now framed and will be on display

tomorrow, Saturday July 4th at the

"Gorge On Art 2009"

You can find me set up in site #7 at

the Admirals Road end of the beautiful

Gorge Waterway. If you are in the area please

drop by and say howdy!

I have put up the poster below with all the details!

The weather is going to be gorgeous!!

the Lily Pond

One of a group of ponds that are part of a wetland

area within Elk/Beaver Lake Park, these small ponds

are full of flowering lily pads. As many as four or

five varieties of water lilies make spectacular

floating carpets on the ponds.

I painted this piece en plein air Friday morning and

plan on a return trip just as soon as I can.

Oil on wood panel 14 x 11.

Your comments are always welcomed!

Jeffrey

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"Live each season as it passes;

breathe the air,

drink the drink,

taste the fruit

and resign yourself to the influences of each."

(Henry David Thoreau)

Gettin' some paint on it!

Summer Wind-Swan Lake

Painted at the Swan Lake Nature Preserve with a

group of outsiders last Friday. This wonderful natural

peat bog with its shallow lake and marshy verges is

a year round avian magnet in our area.

We enjoyed a wonderful morning, though it did get

a bit windy. I was able to set up out of the wind, and

as luck would have it, right beside a fully blossomed

Mock Orange tree (one of my favourite scented blooms)!

Red-winged blackbirds kept up a steady chorus while

we painted. The numb fingers of winter plein air

excursions are but distant memories now!

Oil on wood panel 11 x 14.

Comments are always enjoyed!

Jeffrey

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If you are interested in acquiring this or any other painting

you see on this blog please email me at jjboronart@shaw.ca

for more information.

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"In summer, the song sings itself."

(William Carlos William)

Saltspring Pasture

Another sketch from my Saltspring Island sojourn.

In this piece I tried to capture that bright sunlight that

flashed up the field contrasted with the dappled shade

of this century's old maple, (the challenge may have

been out of my league =;-)).

Oil on wood panel 9 x 12.

Comments always welcomed!

Jeffrey

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"Use what talents you possess:

the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there

except those that sang best."

(Henri-Frederic Amiel)

'June Hay Fields' **SOLD**

It's haying time once again here on the south island

and I made it out for a paint the other day.

I have painted these fields before and will again

as they have such wonderful character.

At this time of year the green thing comes up

again and I struggle to produce an assortment of green

shades that work and don't disappear into each other...

Oil on wood panel 9 x 12.

As always, your comments would be appreciated.

Jeffrey

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SOLD

Waters Edge Willow

Spent a wonderful few days on Saltspring Island

a couple of weeks ago. This native willow stands

at the waters edge beside a little beach on

the lake we stay at. The lake swimming weather was

the best we have ever had here at the end of May.

The nightly serenade of tree frogs and star filled

night skies and excellent fishing made for a

very relaxing time. This piece was painted

plein air one hot afternoon.

Oil on wood panel.

12 x 9.

Your comments are always appreciated!

Jeffrey

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"He enjoys true leisure

who has time to improve his soul's estate"

(Henry David Thoreau)