'Once On A Moonlit Shore'

'Once on a moonlit shore

In silence I stood bathed in silver light

Watched herons hunt the shallows

Breathed deeply of the salty air

Felt the presence of those from times past

That will always walk this shore'

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Oil on canvas 24 x 18

Your thoughts & comments would be appreciated.

Jeffrey

'Salish Sea Arbutus'

"Once there was a lovely old Arbutus tree

She clung to the bank and leaned out over the sea

Dancing with all those winter gales took its toll

Now she lies across the beach 

Arms entwined with the Salish Sea

It is the way it was meant to be..."

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Oil on wood panel 8 x 10.

Your thoughts & comments welcomed.

Jeffrey

"Winter's Retreat"

'The grip of winter slowly softens

along with the warmth of eventide 

standing and listening for the cavorting otter family

that just played past your silence

the early spring air brings different scents

and the promise of swallows in the sky...'

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Oil on canvas 30 x 30

Your thoughts & comments are always appreciated.

Jeffrey

'The Turning Tide'

'The tide turn begins, 

life in and around the sea quickens,

birds lift off from the rocks in a noisy snow storm,

swells rolling in from the open Pacific increase in size and intensity,

below fish feed and frenzies fill the sea in flashing silver,

birds funnel into the boiling shoals of bait,

the natural circle of life plays out in perfection,

as it has throughout time...'

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Oil on canvas 20 x 24

Your thoughts & comments would be appreciated.

Jeffrey

'Aspenglo'

There is a moment in time,

on certain very special days, 

just before the mauve and deep blues of

nights imminent arrival,

when the setting suns final touch

of light and colour,

turns the world within our sight,

into a display of

natures glorious beauty...

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Oil on canvas 16 x 20.

Your thoughts & comments are always valued.

Jeffrey

'Evening Ferry in the Islands'

'Late on a September afternoon

 with updrafts of August like warmth.

 High on an island mountain cliff 

Turkey vultures and Ravens passing so close below

 you hear the rush of air through their wings.

Far below in the distance the ferries ply their trade, 

but up here on the edge of this glacial sculpture 

the silence tingles on your skin.

The scent of pine and fir warmed by summer like heat

 is thick in the air with Raven talk,

 breath deeply...'

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Oil on canvas 22 x 28

Thoughts & comments always appreciated.

Jeffrey

'Home By Moonrise'

Pushing at my boundaries a little with this one.

From an amalgamation of memory, imagination, 

photo references and desire.

Once in awhile they all come together long enough 

to utilize their influence in a creative way.

Often difficult to harness them all at one

time in a consistent way.

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Oil on canvas 30 x 36.

Your thoughts & comments always appreciated.

Jeffrey

'Stormy Afternoon'

It has an endless fascination, big surf roaring in

to meet the hard crust of rocky coast.

The flashes of sparkling light and

prisms of colour thrill our senses in

a show of natures power that has held us in

awe since the old ones walked these shores.

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Oil on canvas 20 x 30.

Thoughts & comments always welcomed.
Jeffrey

'Sun & Snow'

More snow with this piece, partially inspired

by a small painting done several years ago.

The multitudes of colour shades with snow

is seemingly endless and of great

intrigue for me as I try to capture 

more variations of it.

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Oil on canvas
 20 x 24
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Your thoughts & comments are always valued.

Jeffrey

'South Island Light'

'South Island Light'
oil on canvas 
30 x 40

'I would like to wish you a Happy Solstice with a hope that at this time, as the rhythms of the natural world align themselves to the return of the light, that we all take some time to reflect.

Many at this time are anxious to find an answer to questions of why, how and who's fault. As it has been said many times in song and verse the answer lies within us all, not in a book or a law or a particular belief but inside our individual human souls. We all share the blame and we all have the answers. As we welcome the light think of the things you as a human being would wish to leave behind and what it is that you would welcome into our new year ahead.  We all have the human qualities to love and hate. We all have the right to seek and achieve happiness. These are some of the things that make us human. Please try to open your heart and mind to love, peace and happiness.' 

~Jeffrey J. Boron~

A couple of quotes...

“Things do not change; we change.” 

― Henry David Thoreau

“What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters

compared to what lives within us.” 

-Henry David Thoreau

'Alpine Morning'

'Alpine Morning' oil 24 x 30

Wishing you all peace, love & joy

this holiday season,

and all the best for 2013.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

I would like to leave you with a poem from the

American poet Robert Frost

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village, though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

'The Rugged Coast'

Watching the incredible force of these Pacific

swells being thrown skyward by these

coastal ramparts is a thrilling

experience.

The knowledge that there are many animals

and birds that call this ecosystem home

makes you aware just how tenuous  

 our hold is to mother earth.

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Oil on canvas 22 x 28

Thoughts & comments always welcomed.

Jeffrey

'Winter On The Beach'

On a winters day such as this,

paradise seems so very close at hand...

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'Winter on the Beach'
oil on wood panel 
8 x 10.

Thoughts & comments are always encouraged.

Jeffrey

'Follow The Leader'

On a day when the whole universe is nothing

more or less, than warm sand, cool water
 and sunny skies that will last forever,

and we...

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Oil on wood panel 6 x 8.

Your thoughts & comments are always valued.

Jeffrey

'Winter Memory'

Funny thing about memories, how something

from your past can become anothers' memory

but for an entirely different reason,

 even though the making of the new 

memory is because of the original one.

Yeah I know...but its true.

=8-/

I delivered this piece to a new and happy collector

earlier this week. Now, this memory is my memory

and I just passed it on to you.

(I think????)

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Oil on canvas 22 x 28.

SOLD

Your thoughts and comments would, I'm sure, be helpful.

Jeffrey

'Samhain Tapestry'

"May the energies be reversed:

From darkness, light!

From bane, good!

From death, birth!"

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 'Samhain Tapestry'
oil on wood panel 
8 x 10.

Your thoughts & comments greatly appreciated.

Jeffrey

'Morning Ferry'

On a morning such as this it is hard to imagine

the forces that have shaped these island

warriors. The beauty and peacefulness of the

Salish Sea when the morning overcast

mutes the brilliant colour of the sunrise and

softens the sounds of stillness, it can be deceptive.

But for right now standing there on these

volcanic remnants we whisper so we will hear

the chatter of the Oyster Catchers when they rise 

off the Gillinghams and the Kingfisher

when it declares its marine territory

before diving into the sea

for its prey...

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Oil on canvas 
20 x 30.

Your thoughts & comments are always encouraged.

Jeffrey

'Highrock Colour'

I painted on Sunday evening in one of my

favourite local spots and fall is in full

glory there right now. 

I continue to find inspiration in this little park 

that is only a very short distance

from my studio.

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Oil on wood panel 6 x 8.

Your thoughts & comments are always welcomed.

Jeffrey

'Cottonwood & Pumpkins'

Spent a wonderful harvest time afternoon painting

in some Saanich pumpkin fields with

fellow plein air harvest artist

Linny D. Vine.

My wishes for a

warm and safe happy Thanksgiving

to you all.

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Oil on wood panel 9 x 12.

Your thoughts & comments are always appreciated.

Jeffrey

A Harvest Artist

'The Tangled Shore'

This is one of the paintings I did while

on a recent trip to Saltspring Island.

The Big Leaf maples were showing lots of colour.

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Oil on wood panel 10 x 8.

Your added thoughts & comments are valued.

Jeffrey