Tribune Bay Blue

12" x 12"

acrylic on canvas

 As I sit by the toasty fire looking at this scene remembering the blissful day in late august when the photo reference for this painting was taken, riding our bikes to the meadow behind Tribune to pick blackberries and then a sunbathe on the beach!  Pretty blissful.  Summer so swift though mellow autum has its beauty and charm.  
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Tribune Bay, At Anchor

Tribune Bay, At Anchor

12" x 12"

acrylic

I was particularly interested in the strip of beach which appears almost copper and how it shows between the delicate lines of the rigging on this sailboat.  Such a blissful scene somehow, a sailboat at anchor in a peaceful bay, surrounded by the blue and light of the sea.

Endless Summer, Tribune for the Day

Endless Summer, Tribune for the Day, 12" x 12", acrylic on canvas

I am back in the studio working on a new series in response to what seem to be a long and wonderful summer, usually so short in the northwest.  There is something about a couple of chairs and a sunumbrella set up that says..Relaxin' ...letting all cares fade away.  I am painting these in acrylic as my new studio just doenst have good enough ventilation at this point, though i think these would suit painting oil..any opinions?

Island Grasses, SOLD

6" x 6"

oil on panel

I love seeing the blue beyond through sea grass in the foreground.

Afternoon Light

Afternoon Light, 12" x 12" acrylic on canvas

Sea Blue, and painting diptychs

Sea Blue, 24" x 36", oil on canvas, diptych

I shall have to rephotograph this as it lacks the spark of the original.  I have been asked in the past why i chose to do a painting in two panels?  I think its because of the subject matter of the sea..it really just goes on and on..one could just keep adding panels. !   Also it sets up an interested formal problem and seems to suit simple compositions

Driftwood smile

Driftwood Smile
I always enjoy this when coming across on my Helliwell walks, every summer in the same place someone makes a word in driftwood..

Heron Rocks Spring

Heron Rocks Spring, 30" x 30", oil on canvas, SOLD

Another day in paradise, i love painting in my tent amongst the ferns listening to the birds.   What a life!, every morning i walk down to the beach and sit in my favorite dent in the sandstone rock and contemplate the horizon.  No is about so early i cant imagine why its the best time. 

Calmest water

Calmest Water

30" x 40"

The first spring I was here on Hornby Island a group of us boated out to a tiny little island just off of Helliwell Park. It was covered in wildflowers and the light was so still and calm..it was like a dream.