'Morning at Island Cove'

Wonderful morning painting yesterday. The Fawn lillies were

 out along the trails along with a few Wild Onions and Camas.

 A nuthatch was busy excavating a nesting cavity

 just a few feet away from my painting spot.

Otters and seals were feeding just below me 

along with geese, swans and diving ducks. 

Just as I was getting near the finish 

the fog rolled in, 

very thickly...

 

 'Morning at Island Cove'
oil on wood panel
11 x 14

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Your thoughts & comments would be appreciated!

Jeffrey

'Morning Clouds Royal Roads'

I painted this the other day out on the

Coburg Peninsula. It was a pretty cool

morning after the many milder ones we've

been enjoying lately.

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'Morning Clouds Royal Roads'

oil on wood panel

11 x 14

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Your thoughts & comments are always valued.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

'Waiting for the Swallows'

Here on the southern tip of Vancouver Island

we are experiencing one the strangest 

winters. Spring is here like it was

 late March already. However this

weather pattern is heading us toward a

severe wild fire season this year.

But for right now painting on a lovely

morning in this local marsh was

way past splendid!!

Mallards, Green-wings and Canada's were

working the shallow bog pools

like they meant it.

The sun felt good, real good...

=8-})

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'Waiting for the Swallows'

oil on wood panel

9 x 12

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Your thoughts and comments are always welcomed.

Jeffrey

'Lisa Jane'

1955 - 2015

The mysterious universe that we are born into

never gives up her secrets easily.

There are of course certain truths that

reveal themselves to those who care to see.

Our time here is but a tear drop

in the Great Salish Sea.

Some are born with challenges that make

the understanding of fair 

impossible to comprehend.

They go through life swimming against

unrelenting tides, defying the odds.

They are stars that shine in our lives that

no cloud can obscure.

When they 'walk on' another bright star will

shine down on the earth and

the mystery will continue unabated.

"To love and be loved in return"

as Nat sang, is a marvelous truth.

All things of course are relative as they say.

Still there seems no greater pursuit than

those things that can go with us when

 our time to walk on is here.

It is the things we share 

in our heart, mind and soul

with those we love and touch with 

thoughtfulness, kindness and acceptance

that will travel with us on the next journey.

They are the riches we leave behind to

soothe the grief of those who care.

Another truth, is at times in life words just

don't seem to be enough.

But in life it is the trying and the caring

that really seem to matter...

I believe my sister truly understood this

and it was one of the many things

that made her so easy to love.

Love you sis, shine on.

November Lowlands

This was painted last November just as the last

of the colour was about to be blown free 

by the fall winds.

One of the many wonderful things about 

painting plein air is how immediately you

find yourself standing in the spot you painted, 

the moment you look at your painting. 

No matter how long ago that might be...

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'November Lowlands'

oil on wood panel

8 x 10

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Your thoughts & comments are always valued!

Jeffrey

'Winter Sun Scia'new'
oil on wood panel
8 x 10

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A beautiful morning in the ancient lands 

of Scia'new (''the place of the big fish,") today...

The Scia'new First Nations trace their ancestry 

to people who spoke four different languages. 

The community recognizes all four languages 

although they are not all currently spoken. 

The predominant language is now Hul’q’umi’num

It is for me the the most preciously beautiful

of all the areas in the south Island.

I have spent many hours and days

salmon fishing in these waters,

but it will never be as

often as I wished...

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Your thoughts & comments are always valued.

Jeffrey

This past November we had some very high

tides during the day. When combined with

some gusty winds and partially clearing

skies provided some amazing

reference shots for some

sheltered studio work...

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'High Tide South Westerlies'

oil on canvas

24 x 36

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Your thoughts & comments always valued!

Jeffrey
* * *
Wishing you all peace, love & happiness
and a wonderful, artful New Year.
Sincerely, Jeffrey
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'NIGHT WISHES'
When you look way up at the stars
Shining on a winters night
The brightest ones always are
Those that have been wished on
That's why they burn so bright
So when you gaze up at the stars
Maybe even tonight
Remember the brightest that you see
May be because of you or me
-Jeffrey J. Boron-

'October Surf'

Early morning in late October

on Chesterman Beach near Tofino is

such an amazing experince when the tide is rising

and making spectacular surf.

This piece was painted using reference

photos taken while on a plein air 

adventure a couple of years ago...

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'October Surf'

oil on wood panel

9 x 12

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Your thoughts & comments are always appreciated.

Jeffrey

'Samhain Afternoon'

'Samhain Afternoon'
oil on wood panel
6 x 8
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Since the ancients walked the earth 

we celebrate this time 

halfway between the summer and winter solstice...

"May the energies be reversed:
From darkness, light!
From bane, good!
From death, birth!"
(an excerpt from an ancient Samhain chant)

This piece was painted on the ancient shores

of Thetis Cove during the afternoon of

Samhain several weeks ago now.

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Your thoughts & comments are always valued!

Jeffrey

'Towhee Territory'

Last of the November colour
A sunny spot out of the cold breeze
Talking with all the Towhees
They pop out of the cover
Seeking that funny accent
That keeps answering their calls
But its just a bird lover

-Jeffrey J. Boron-
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  'Towhee Territory'
oil on wood panel
6 x 8
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Thoughts & comments always appreciated.  
Jeffrey

Creating Magic with Oils

'Sunrise On Autumn Fields' oil 30 x 36

Experience the arts, culture and community of the Coast Collective

 at historic Pendray House on the shore of Esquimalt Lagoon

*Making Magic With Oils*
-Week-long Intensive with Jeffrey J. Boron-
December 1 - 5, 2014
Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.


Creating magical and vibrant oil paintings is the focus of this workshop.
Come, join this nationally collected artist as he shares his
techniques and insights for painting with oils.
We will cover all aspects, from choosing subject matter to laying down thick, juicy, magical paint strokes as we explore the joy of painting alla prima.

*Registration Deadline: December 1 *
Registration Link: http://coastcollective.ca/art-class.php?id=113

'October Sun - Swan Lake'

 

The October sun's warmth feels like a stranger
This short respite from the rain and wind
Sharing this lull with the Towhee's and Jay's
Their warning calls as the Cooper's
Glides low over our heads
Hunting with all the avian activity below it
I make a new memory with each blink
Breathing it in along with the scent of
Damp leaves and dead grass and the warmth...
-Jeffrey J. Boron-

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 'October Sun - Swan Lake'
oil on wood panel
8 x 10

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Your thoughts & comments are valued!

Jeffrey

'October Oaks - Highrock'

As we await another wind and rain storm here

on southern Vancouver Island, it is a bit

of a treat to look back at some recent

plein airs. When thoughts of wind and of heavy rain

seemed distant and remote on such a beautiful

early fall afternoon up on Highrock.

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'October Oaks - Highrock'

oil on wood panel

6 x 8

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Your thoughts & comments are valued!

Jeffrey

'Under A Full Hunter's Moon'

Another one from Highrock and one that has

been in the works for awhile but

waiting for that moment when

inspiration and uhuh came together.

It being Thanksgiving it is appropriate

to reflect on those things large and small

that have made us thankful. 

Though I have many things in my life

I am thankful for, having had the 

opportunity to paint the many little

spots in this little natural wonder is high on the list.

Of course being with Linny on many of

those occasions and together seeing

the flocks and singular birds that stop there

for a short time during migration

before moving on is certainly another.

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

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'Under A Full Hunter's Moon'

oil on canvas

18 x 24

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Your thoughts & comments are always welcomed and appreciated.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

'Peninsula Harvest'

This past Friday morning was the type

of fall morning we plein air painters long for.

Out on the Saanich Peninsula the pumpkin

harvest is in full swing and cabbages not

far behind them. Hope to get

out painting quite a bit while this

weather holds...

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'Peninsula Harvest'

oil on wood panel

8 x 10

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Your thoughts & comments would be appreciated.

Jeffrey

'Come September'

This piece was started as a demo for a 

local art group. Using a plein air painting

of the area from last spring along with

a photo taken while I painted their.

Of course a large dallop of imagination

it now being the end of September...

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Today marked the second annual

Orange Shirt Day!!

(though scarfs, ribbons etc. are okay as well)

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'Come September'

oil on canvas

24 x 30

Your thoughts & comments are always welcomed!!

Jeffrey

'Foothills Grandeur'

A studio piece completed earlier this summer.

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'Foothills Grandeur'

oil on canvas

30 x 36

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Late Summer Lilies

Another one from a recent sojourn in the 

grasshopper days of early September.
The dragons were busy 

with their legacy while I painted... 

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'Late Summer Lilies'

oil on wood panel

8 x 10

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Your thoughts & comments are always a pleasure!

Jeffrey

'Last Light-Cusheon Lake'

 'Dragons & Kingfishers'

There is an island 

that lies in the Salish Sea

In early September it calls to me

The Kingfishers fly their halcyon displays

Red dragons are tap tap tapping 
their new life away

The grasshopper afternoon's heat

goes with me as I slide

into the lakes liquid velvet dive

Once again 
 it is all clear to me 

-Jeffrey J. Boron-

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'Last Light - Cusheon Lake' 

oil on wood panel

5 x 7

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This was painted one evening very quickly

just as the sun was setting behind 

those hills to the left.

It was pretty much dark while I was cleaning up.

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Your thoughts & comments always appreciated!

Jeffrey

'April Afternoon-Highrock'

As the title suggests this piece was painted

plein air on a lovely afternoon in April.

Another in my quest to paint 100

pieces of this wonderful little park.

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'April Afternoon-Highrock'

oil on wood panel

6 x 8

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Your thoughts & comments are always a pleasure!

Jeffrey