'Island Sunset',(Canadian west coast Impressionism, Port Renfrew, Botany Bay)

This piece is a culmination of the theme of several of

the larger canvases I have completed recently.

I must say it has been very satisfying to work through

this series. Time to move on to something else for a bit.

Gotta get back amongst the oaks!
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Oil on canvas 24 x 36.

Your comments and thoughts are always welcomed.

Jeffrey

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'Spring Dance',(Canadian west coast Impressionism, Garry oak meadows, Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team, spring

I painted this piece on what turned out to be a very cool

late afternoon a couple of weeks ago. The deal was to get

it done quickly so we allowed ourselves 45 minutes or less.

My main goal was to try and capture the light and colour

patterns that surrounded us at that time and not worry

to much about fine details. I'm pleased with the

results overall, course my desire for more fine details

nags at me a little. Once again the character of these

Garry oaks lead me to title the piece this way.

The Garry oak meadow that I painted in has the first

of the early wildflowers and naturalized invaders in bloom

already which is a bit early this year.

The incredible flush of the native Camas Lily

will not be to far off.

Oil on board 6 x 6.

Comments always welcomed!

Jeffrey

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'Renfrew Surf'

More winter surfing with this piece. I've been really

enjoying painting these scenes...I may not be

finished with them yet!

=;-))

Oil on canvas 24 x 36.

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Jeffrey

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'Chestnut-backed Chickadee",(Canadian west coast Impressionism, Chickadee oil painting)

Familiar to almost everyone in North America, there are

many different sub-species of Chickadees. This variety

is common in the Pacific North-west.

Oil on wood panel 9 x 12.

Your thoughts and comments are very much appreciated.

Jeffrey

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'Harlequin'

 
Harlequin ducks are strictly sea ducks found inland only

during nesting season where they can be seen in close

proximity to fast moving turbulent mountain streams here

on the west coast. Both coasts of North America have

populations and are usually sited close to rocky shorelines.

They seem total at home in very rough water and go about

their business with breaking surf going right over them

as they dive for food among the rocks and kelp beds.

The drakes are one of North Americas

most strikingly coloured sea birds.
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Oil on canvas
6 x 8
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Jeffrey

'Winter Surf',(Canadian west coast Impressionism, Port Renfrew, winter surfing)

 
Another studio piece from my Port Renfrew trip.

These two wet suit clad fun seekers were among

the twenty or so out catching waves

in the sparkling surf.

I love to paint light and this piece really

provided a wonderful outlet for that.
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 'Winter Surf'
oil on canvas 
24 x 36.

Thoughts and comments always welcomed!

Jeffrey

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I would like to draw your attention to

a wonderful Saskatchewan artist

Nicki Ault. Her work is fresh and

bold, a real inspiration!

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'Botany Bay',(Canadian west coast Impressionism, Botanical Beach, oil painting of west coast Vancouver Island)

This is the larger version of a plein air painting I did

a couple of weeks ago. I have been busy working on a

series of larger paintings featuring west coast

ocean shoreline scenes.

Oil on canvas 30 x 36.

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Jeffrey

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'Golden Crowned' **SOLD**

Not as common in my area as other sparrows, they

are certainly one of the most striking sparrows to see.

We generally see them during migration and in winter.

Oil on board 6 x 6.

Thoughts and comments always appreciated!

Jeffrey

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protect and save the fragile ecosystems they live

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Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team

'Botany Bay Magic' **SOLD** Canadian west coast Impressionism, Port Renfrew BC, Botanical Beach oil painting

I painted at Botany Bay on Saturday which is part of

Botanical Beach park just outside the west coast town

of Port Renfrew. From here the open Pacific can be seen,

the entrance to the strait Juan de Fuca and Washington's

Cape Flattery. Although the day could not have been

better, with clear sunny skies and shirtsleeve temperatures

out of the wind, the power of the Pacific was quite evident

when the huge swells rolled in and broke roaring on to the

jagged shale shoreline. An incredible magical day.

A return trip is in the works!

Oil on wood panel 9 x 12.

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Jeffrey

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'South of Sombrio', **SOLD** (Canadian west coast Impressionism, French Beach, Sombrio Beach, paintings of Vancouver Island)

This is one of the larger pieces I have been

working on lately. Another view of French Beach which

is one of the several well known beaches that line

the coast of Vancouver Island northwest of Victoria.

One of the things that make a stone or pebble beach so

wonderful is the almost musical rattle and

clatter that happens as the waves recede from

the beach causing the stones to roll and tumble hitting

against one another. As well, you don't get

any sand in your shoes!! =;-))

(My apologies for the quality of this photo. I will try

again when this one is drier.)

Oil on canvas
30 x 40.

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Jeffrey

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'West Coast Wanderer',(Canadian west coast Impressionism, French Beach oil painting, rain forest, Victoria BC)

Canada's west coast with it's mountainous rain forest

terrain and the logging and storms that take place here

have produced many floating giants over the years.

Those logs and uprooted trees that find their way into the

sea are carried by wind and tide back and fourth along

the shoreline, some traveling for years and miles until

firmly beached or becoming so water logged

that they eventually sink.

The majestic cedar in this piece was washed into the sea

roots and all and finally came to rest on French Beach

about 60 km west of Victoria, from where

she came no one knows.

Oil on canvas 12 x 16.

Your thoughts and comments are always appreciated!

Jeffrey

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'First Light-Oak Bay',(Canadian west coast Impressionism, Oak Bay, southern Vancouver Island, oil painting)

This is my second go at this painting. It was

developed from a smaller plein air piece last

spring. However I was never quite happy with

how it turned out. Well today I put it up on my easel

and tried to figure out what it needed and

I think I may have done it this time.

Course who knows what I may think in

couple of days or weeks or...hmmm!

Oil on linen 18 x 14.

Your thoughts and comments are always welcomed!

Jeffrey

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'November Sky',(Canadian west coast Impressionism, fall skies, Swan Lake, Victoria BC, oil painting)

More clouds again everyone!

=;-))

I'm also trying to keep the foreground quite simple

and loose but interesting.

Oil on canvas 8 x 10.

Your thoughts and comments are hoped for!

Jeffrey

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'September Memory',(Canadian west coast Impressionism, September light, southern Vancouver Island)

I used a small painting I did a while ago as a reference for

this piece. Another in my September light series

that I am continuing to develop.

Oil on canvas 24 x 24.

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Jeffrey

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'After the Storm',(Canadian west coast Impressionism, surfing Jordan River, French Beach, Vancouver Island)

Our area had a number of wind and rain storms

over several days recently. Once the weather

settled down I made a short trip to Jordan River.

This is a well known surfing area about 70km

north of Victoria along the west side of the

island. There were some surfers out on the waves,

(no I wasn't one of them),

however that wasn't the reason I was there.

I took quite a few reference photo's of the waves

breaking on the beach but due to the strong

winds in that spot we backtracked to

the somewhat protected French Beach

set up our easels and got to it.

It was getting almost dark by the time

we packed up, but what a wonderful spot.

Oil on wood panel 11 x 14.

Your thoughts and comments are welcomed!

Jeffrey

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'Autumn Gold',**SOLD**(Canadian west coast Impressionism, autumn skies, fall colour)

As I have mentioned before I really love painting clouds

and this studio piece was no exception.

Partly photo reference and part memory/imagination

I tried to capture that wonder and magic of

early evening in the late fall.

'Autumn Gold'

Oil on canvas 
8 x 10

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Jeffrey

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'Highrock Contours" *SOLD*(Canadian west coast Impressionism, Highrock Park, Esquimalt BC, Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team)

I was able to get out for a quick paint last Sunday at

Highrock park once again. As you can see we had a very

cool cloudy day, something I find very challenging to paint.

The lovely rounded rock contours covered with a coat of

winter moss and the dancing Garry oaks

grabbed my attention this day.

Oil on wood panel 6 x 8.

Your thoughts and comments are most welcomed!

Jeffrey

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'Winter Walk',(Canadian west coast Impressionism, winter, snow, southern Vancouver Island)

Winter on southern Vancouver Island often

happens without snow, (seldom without lots of

rain), but we do get real winter

from time to time. When that happens I do

my best to re-supply my 'winter' reference

photo library. This piece was painted using a

photo I took after a January snow

storm back in 2007.

Oil on canvas 16 x 20.

Your thoughts and comments are appreciated!

Jeffrey

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'Winter Mallards',(Canadian west coast Impressionism, mallards, winter marsh)

Waterfowl are adaptable and hardy and seem to quite enjoy

those areas of ice cold weather can create. Nothing can

out do the colour of sunlit Mallard drakes on a crisp

winter afternoon. Truly one of natures

most colourful visual delights.

Oil on wood panel 6 x 8.

Your thoughts and comments are always welcomed!

Jeffrey

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'Fishin' not Wishin', **SOLD**(Canadian west coast Impressionism, Belted Kingfisher, bird watching)

Amazing birds to observe doing their thing the

Belted Kingfisher is also a strikingly beautiful bird.

Equally at home in ponds and lakes they are also very

comfortable fishing in the ocean shoreline. Here on

Vancouver Island I get to watch them in both

salt and freshwater environments.

Oil on wood panel 6 x 6.

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Jeffrey

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