'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

'Tidal Treasures'

There is nothing that provokes the animation

of the human spirit and imagination like

hot sun, warm sand and a really low tide...

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Oil on wood panel 8 x 10.

Your thoughts & comments would be appreciated.

Jeffrey

'Summer Heat'

A painting done one hot morning back in July,

on the trail above Swan Lake.

These Weeping willows caught my eye. 

They hide and shade a magical pool 

on a creek that feeds the lake.

 Their drooping, sunlit, frond like 

branches had my hand moving as if 

painting before I even set up.

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Oil on wood panel 8 x 10.

Your comments are always welcomed & valued.

Jeffrey

'Summer On The Sooke'

A very popular swimming and hiking area here on

the south coast it is also a critical salmon

spawning river.

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Oil on canvas 22 x 28

Your thoughts & comments  are always appreciated.

Jeffrey

'Evening Magic'

That magical moment just as the sun sets leaving

its golden glow on the landscape.

Those warm and mellow summer evenings

with the swallow families twisting and

darting as they chase down flying insects.

High above night hawks circle back and

fourth their white wing bars flashing in 
the golden light. 

These are the halcyon days

of summer we will dream of in late November.

Breathe deeply...

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Oil on canvas 22 x 28.

Your thoughts and comments are valued.

Jeffrey

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HAPPY CANADA DAY EVERYONE!!

'Burgoyne Sky'

Once again I had the pleasure of painting in

the old hayfields of Burgoyne Bay Park on

Saltspring Island. I was able to enjoy the company 

of many variety's of birds including, this time,

Martins and Goldfinches.

The painting started out in conditions much as 

you see in this image.

However 30 minutes into it things rapidly

changed and found me running with easel, painting,

full palette and backpack for the van.

A sudden downpour tends to have that

affect on a brollyless plein airist.

This piece was completed a couple days later 

back home in the studio...

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Oil on wood panel 11 x 14.

Your thoughts &  comments would be a pleasure.

Jeffrey

'Cusheon Lake Evening'

One of the pieces I painted while on 

a recent adventure to Saltspring Island.

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'Cusheon Lake Evening'
oil on wood panel 
12 x 9
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Your thoughts & comments are always appreciated.

Jeffrey

'Last Light Botany Bay'

"The quiet is broken only by the small waves being pushed

ashore by the incoming tide.

You can sense something deeper in the cool stillness.

Soon the coming dusk will envelope the world

where you stand looking...and listening.

Yet you delay leaving,

though the trail back is long and growing ever darker.

Then, raven's call disturbs your reverie

and reluctantly you turn away from the sea 

and head for the trail."

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Oil on wood panel 6 x 8.

Your thoughts &  comments are always appreciated.

Jeffrey

'South Chesterman Sunrise'

Sometimes a scene so endears its self to you

that once is not enough. This is my 

third attempt at this scene ...

(Is he done with it yet?  You might ask ) 

=:- /

Perhaps, maybe, but, what if...?

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Oil on wood panel 6 x 8.

Your thoughts & comments are sought...

Jeffrey

'West Coast Sunset'

"The tide has retreated with the setting sun

and with it the rolling surf that roared on to 

the beach just a short time ago.
Calm and almost tranquil, the sea now rests.
You feel its breath on your face 
in short breezy gusts of 
cool marine air.
No longer fearing its force you stroll to its
edge and gaze seaward where 
it seems to sleep.
Aware that not long from now its might will,
once again, send you scurrying to the
trees and rocks that hold her at bay.
Such beauty and raw power has always drawn
us to her like a mystical force 
we cannot deny."

-Jeffrey J. Boron-

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Oil on canvas 
40 x 30.
Your thoughts & comments would be appreciated.
Jeffrey

'Early Morning Frank Island'

An early morning walk on Chesterman Beach with big surf,

what a sight. The many surfers on this October morning

commonly exclaimed "Oh sweet" as they ran toward

the in-coming breakers launching themselves

and their boards into the water.

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Oil on canvas 30 x 48.

Your further thoughts & comments are valued.

Jeffrey

'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.

Your thoughts & comments enrich the post.

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.

Your thoughts & comments are valued.

Jeffrey

'Low Tide Adventures'

'An adventure most magical,
when the tides run out leaving that which was inaccessible,
exposed to unlimited exploration.
The warm spring sun on winter hidden skin,
the cries of sea birds carried on the sea breeze,
and then you find it...'
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Oil on wood panel 16 x 20.
Your thoughts & comments would be appreciated.
Jeffrey

'Chesterman Surf'

It has been awhile since my last post due to 

technical difficulties %&$!!! 

=:-0

It seems I had to upload Google Chrome?

Who'da thunkit...

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Beautiful Pacific surf on an early morning

beach stroll...talk about a 

different universe!

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Oil on wood panel 6 x 8.

I'm baaaaaaack!

Comments are always welcomed.

Jeffrey

'On An Ebbing Tide'

Soon the tide will retreat toward its source.

Surging, splashing waves will be transformed into

miles of open beach left silent now that the waves

have moved seaward. What was once a barrier to

further travel and exploration is now a silent

undulating and somewhat eerie expanse of freedom.

Exhilarating to walk on as the skies clear

and the afternoon light begins to fade

into evening...

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Oil on canvas 30 x 40.

Your thoughts & comments are 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*

'When Freedom Reigns'

Those were the days and more on the way.

 May the child in us all enjoy this type of freedom

once again...

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Oil on wood panel 20 x 24.

Your thoughts & comments would be appreciated.

Jeffrey

*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

'Rushing To The Edge'

There is a place not far from here where the jagged cliff face of this island thrust fourth to meet the force of the Salish Sea. Howling gales and crashing waves have, over the millennia, carved and broken off chunks of this volcanic remnant and left those pieces strewn on the bottom below where the waves boil and crash amongst them to reach the edge. It is at once a place that you feel in your belly as much as see with your eyes. The forces and beauty of the west coast are in grand display here. It is hard to leave for fear that the connections you feel while standing there might be broken. You can sense the spirits of those human beings who first left footprints

in this place in the long ago time.

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'Rushing to the Edge'
oil on canvas 
36 x 30.

Your thoughts & comments are always appreciated.

Jeffrey

'September Days'

This wonderful spot is very special to me and even

more so when bathed in that warm

 September afternoon light.

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Oil on canvas 30 x 36.

Your thoughts & comments are valued.

Jeffrey

'Spring Adventure' *SOLD*

Sometimes life seems so simple and full of grand

adventure and learning can be so much fun.

The joy of memories comes much

 later when they are so

important and fun.

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Oil on wood panel 6 x 8.

Your thoughts & comments are always appreciated.

Jeffrey
*SOLD*

'Spring Sun' *SOLD*

Hot April sun, a spring tide, sun warmed sand,

bare feet in the warm spring air, ahhh freedom!

This is another in my continuing exploration of
 Impressionism and the first in a series..

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Oil on wood panel 6 x 8.

Your thoughts & comments always appreciated.

Jeffrey
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*SOLD*

'Sunlight On Pieris'

Sometimes as artists we have to stretch

ourselves and go fourth on some different genres.

It has been quite sometime since I painted anything

but landscapes or seascapes.

However after this exercise I might start making

this type of thing more normal for

me than not...

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Oil on canvas 30 x 24.

Your thoughts & comments are always valued.

Jeffrey

'Morning Surf'

Unlike my previous post this painting features a more

subtle, later morning sky but of course it's all

about the curling surf here.

Walking out on the sand as far as you dare

without getting your feet wet is

an exhilarating adventure.

However as I stood there marvelling at the

sound of those waves and feeling the pulse of the

sea, I felt somewhat lame as hardy, wet suit clad

surfers ran past me and hurled themselves and their

boards into the crashing surf.

Trying to catch, what I was assured were

very "SWEET" waves...

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Oil on canvas 18 x 36.

Your thoughts & comments are always appreciated.

Jeffrey

'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

'Maple & Snow'

Last Monday I had the honour of painting

this piece as a demo for the Windsor Park Art Club.

It was the start of a Victoria snow event

so the subject fit in nicely.

They are a very enthusiastic and welcoming

group of artists and I enjoyed it very much.

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Oil on wood panel 20 x 16.

Your thoughts & comments are valued.

Jeffrey

'Highrock Snow'

Another one from Highrock Park. I have done others

of this particular spot before plein air.

However this one was painted in the

warmth of my studio.

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Oil on wood panel 12 x 16.

Your thoughts & comments always appreciated.

Jeffrey

'Highrock Solstice'

On Winter's Eve afternoon I painted in a

favourite spot not far from the studio.

It felt good being out painting on that crisp

day as I welcomed the return of the light

and marveled once again at the

natural beauty so close to home.
Two Flickers spent some time observing
my progress sitting just above me
in a young Garry Oak.

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Oil on wood panel 8 x 10.

Your thoughts & comments are valued.

Jeffrey

'Winter Gale'

*Happy New Year Everyone!*

I painted this piece from the protection of the

cab of my truck yesterday, using my homemade

lap box that I put together with this in mind.

 It was blowin' 35 kmh gusting to 50

and the wind surfers were in their glory!

Rain squalls, then sunshine with rainbows then

back again all within minutes so paint fast

boyo! It was cold in the truck and the gust

buffeting my rolling studio made a steady hand

an illusion at best.

If this truck is rockin' don't... =:-/

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Oil on wood panel 6 x 8.

Your thoughts & comments are valued.

Jeffrey

V V V

The view from my studio window this morning.

More weather on the way...

'First Snow'

The delight of late afternoon sunlight on

the first snowfall of the season.

It is truly a wonderful world

and oh so very precious.

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Oil on canvas 24 x 36.

Your thoughts & comments are always appreciated.

Jeffrey

'Chesterman Sunrise'

Oil on canvas 30 x 48

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Well it looks like Victoria, like many other areas, will have

a 'green' Christmas this year (not unusual for my neck

of the woods). So I thought I would post a real West Coast

scene for this years Christmas post.

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Thanks everyone for all your support and encouragement

throughout this year. It would really have

been tough without it.

Wishing you all love, peace & joy.

It's all we really need...

Jeffrey