
Alfreco in Banfield Park, 8x10 oil on canvas

Wild Camus (and Bertha's Tree),acrylic, 6x8

This little tree is surrounded by a wild flower meadow. Under the tree is a plaque marking the grave of Bertha aged 5years and other smallpox victims of the Steamship Prince Alfred, en-route from SanFransisco in 1874.
It is a lovely spot. Currently the meadow is in bloom with camus, bluebells, and white daffodils. These will be replaced continually with other wild flowers as the season progresses. The sun is shining today and the birds are singing with joy.
Towards Dallas Road, acrylic on canvas, 8x8
Blue Bells 2

So I think I will use acrylics when I'm walking and have less to carry and not get covered with paint. As oils take so long to dry I tend to get the paint all over everything in the handling of the painting. But I will use oils on Fridays when I paint with the Al Frescoes and will be using my car to transport.
So many paintings so little time.
Alfresco Jerry Painting
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I like the freshness of this little painting.
Holland Point, "Improved"
Hollant Point Scene(original)
I liked it more before I improved it.
Sechelt-Shore 2

I did this scene a few years ago in soft pastel. I have a small sized digital image of it but the original was left behind in the Kootenays. So I decided to paint it again in oils. I like the overall composition but don't care for the brush strokes. Also the pastel painting was done on a steel gray ground and the oil painting was done on a burnt sienna ground. Hmmmn. Maybe I'll try it again but with a steel gray ground.
Driftwood
Bluebells
Holland Point 3

I struggled with this painting today. It looks flat and overworked. As the weather improves I am less hurried with my plein airs and this results in a loss of spontaneity in my work. Tomorrow I will begin placing a 1.5 hour limit on my painting time. I have also wanted to paint a certain bluebell patch I saw yesterday but opted instead to paint the seascapes for the upcoming lighthouse shows.
Painting is like dieting. When you have a craving for something nothing else satisfies.
The Pond

I find the painting itself (a little 8x10 acrylic) a bit noisy. It is rather abstract. But does it work?
Comments welcome.........
Boys and Girls Club Metchosin


The first painting is a little 8x10 acrylic of the old orchard in blossom with Al Frescoes underneath.
The second is an 8x8 oil of the forest. The daffodils are in bloom. The humming birds are buzzing. I live in paradise.
Courtney Street Church
Boat Race
Sooke
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I painted this yesterday. It was at a rocky shore in East Sooke Park. A grey whale had been washed up for a couple of days. Apparently killed by Orcas (you could seem a pod of Orcas in a hunt not far from where we were). People were still coming to see the dead whale even though the sun was setting. It had the air of a pilgrimage.
Waiting for the Fireworks
Waiting for the Fireworks
Holland Point Stormy Day
Holland Point Stormy Day
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