Victorian Faces #12

Victorian Faces #12
oil on ply, acrylic ground
12.7 x 12.7 cm/ 5 x 5 in

Once again I used back, white and Van Dyke brown for my pigments.   Van Dyke brown is a warm brown that works well to give a bit of colour to the portraits.  It has an interesting grainy texture.  At first I thought it was the old tube I had, then purchased a new one and found it the same.

Towards Pender

Towards Pender Island
oil on  linen, traditional gesso ground
15.3 x 15.3 cm/ 6 x6 in
$100
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A cold has slowed me down a bit since last weekend.

Late afternoon sun warms up the landscape on a cool spring afternoon.

The view from here is over Captain's Passage towards Otter Bay on Pender Island. 41 years ago in cold January I honeymooned near there not dreaming I would live so close  a few years later! 

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Late Summer Sunrise

Late Summer Sunrise
oil on ply, acrylic ground
15.3 x 15.3 cm/ 6 x 6 in.
$100.

It was close to the autumnal equinox the  morning I took this photo.   If you squint you can see the many colours and the camera captures an interesting glow.   The sun is still hot during the day but the mornings are a little cooler.  On these dreary March days with nothing but grey clouds and rain it was lovely to remember the lovely late summer at Christina Lake.  The sun comes up over the Santa Rosa Summit, the old road to the Kootenays.  A great drive if you have a good vehicle preferably with 4-wheel drive.  There are  many wonderful old drives through the back country of British Columbia.


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Coppermine Point

Coppermine Point, Ruckle Park

oil on mdf, acrylic ground

13.5 x 19.5 cm/ 5 3/8 x 7 5/8 in.

$100.

Today is pouring very cold rain with snow at higher levels so it is nice to recall a  walk in Ruckle Park.  Here I am looking back to Coppermine Point from King's Cove.  Again the colours are not quite correct on my monitor and I will replace when I able to scan the painting.
(updated photo!)

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Historical Faces #11

Historical Faces # 11
oil on ply, acrylic ground
12.7 x 12.7 cm/ 5 x 5 in

The 11th in my series of portraits of women for International Women's Day 2017.  This is a portrait of  so called "Tokyo Rose" from photos I found online.  Iva Toguri was U.S. American woman wrongfully convicted and eventually pardoned.  This article I found on the web is the most detailed one I found and there is also  book written about her story.  

I used ivory black, titanium white burnt umber and van dyke brown for this portrait.    My references are changing and no longer all "Victorian".

Stormy Sky

Stormy Sky
oil on mdf panel, acrylic ground
19.5 x 13.5 cm/ 5 3/8 x 7 5/8 in
$100.

Today the weather looks similar to this.  A cold dark day with storms moving through bring, rain, wind, sleet and snow at higher elevations.  Brrrr  Glad I am able to paint inside from photos on days like this.  I have only to step outside to recall the day.  I took a photo of this because it is too wet to scan and cannot seem to adjust the slight distortion properly nor the colour balance.  The colours are close but a little less blue.   Will have to edit this when I can scan it.

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Before Sunrise

Before Sunrise
15.3 x 20.3 cm /6 x 8 in
oil on ply, acrylic ground
$100.

At 7am on a February morning it is still dark  but on clear days the sunrises are often  spectacular. On the morning I took this photo the sun was below the hills of the neighbouring islands, and the rising sunlight was highlighting the underside of the streaky clouds.   This created the most amazing patterns and the oranges and red colours were reflected in the water.  I like to be up to watch  as the light changes so quickly as the sun rises.  I take many photos to work with.

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Autumn Alders

Autumn Alders
oil on mdf, acrylic ground
13.5 x 19,5 cm/ 5 3/8 x 7 5/8 in
$100.

Painted from a photo taken last autumn walking the trail through the Gilpin Grasslands between Christina Lake and Grand Forks, B.C.  Early October is still very warm, the grasses dry and the foliage turning beautiful autumn colours.  On this rainy grey day it was nice to paint some colour and remember the walk.



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Tree at Kings Cove

Tree at Kings Cove
oil on ply, acrylic ground
15.3 x 20.3 cm/ 6 x 8 in.
$100.

This weather beaten tree manages to grow on the edge on the edge of the rocks.  Amazing how these old trees hang on to life.
New Year's Day we usually take a walk in Ruckle  Provincial Park on Salt Spring Island, B.C. as do many others. It seems to be a tradition.   There are many trails and one year we walked along the shore intending to get to Yeo Point.  Well it  was a longer hike than we realized  so  that day we turned inland at King's Cove and took the trail back through the forest around the outside of the dedicated farmland that is part of the park.    Our walk took us from point 1 on the map, to point 3, then 5, 8, 9, 10 and back down the road to the parking area at point 1.

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