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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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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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)