952 Spring Garden, oil on board, 8x10

I painted these spring flowers this morning at a local park.  Really the flowers were all spread out so they didn't really fit on an 8x10 board. But I squeezed them together to get them all in. 

951 Five Brothers Beach Kids, miniature 2.5x3.5, oil on board

950 Beach Day, Ogden Point, Miniature 2.5x3.5, oil on board

$40

I couldn't resist capturing this sweet scene from the other day.

949 Magnolias, oil on board, 8x10, plenair

This morning I went painting at Government House with a group of friends. I found this amazing pink magnolia tree with a beautiful vista in the back ground. I might go back tomorrow.

948 Beach kids, miniature 2.5x3.5, oil on board

Miniature painting using minimal strokes.

Victoria Sketch Club Show Opens Tonight

Victoria Sketch Club

107th Annual Art Show and Sale

Opens Tonight

Come Meet the Artists and Enjoy the Soiree

7 to 9 pm

Glenlyon Norfolk School Gymnasium

1701 Beach Drive, Victoria (Oak Bay)

947 Beach Boys, miniature, 2.5x3.5, oil on board

946 Bev, 15x22, watercolour on Arches

Sold-Montreal

This is a watercolour I did of a family friend. Watercolour had once been my favourite media. 

945 Girl in the Library, oil on canvas, 30x36

Sold-Edmonton

Here's another painting I'm putting in the Victoria Sketch Club Show. It's also one I started at the Empress Hotel during my residency. 

944 Tea Room Drama, oil on canvas, 36x48

Sold-Saskatchewan

Here's one of the five paintings I'm putting in the Victoria Sketch Club Show. I started painting it when I was artist in Residence at the Empress Hotel. I painted the tea room a few times and they turned out fine. However, I really wished I could stage the scene with models. However, that would have cost more than was in my budget, and it would have been quite a challenge to find the right models and dress them up for afternoon tea. So instead I found models in works done my the French Impressionists and staged them in my work. I quite like the drama.
 I still have time to make changes on it. So please I am open to comments.

Hey, If you're in town next week please come to the show. I will be there Opening night and will be volunteering throughout the show.  Here's the info:

107th Annual Victoria Sketch Club Show

Glenlyon School Gymnasium

1701 Beach Drive

Victoria BC

Opening night Tuesday March 15th 7-9pm

Wed March 16 to Sun March 19 10am to 7pm

Sunday March 20 10am to 4pm

943 Beach kids, miniature, 2.5x3.5, oil on board

$40 buy now

Here's another miniature painting. I'm doing a lot of them some of the same scene to warm up and practice my skills. These little miniatures are available for $40 and they come in tiny gold frames.

942 Beach Boys, miniature, 2.5x3.5, oil on board

$40 buy now

941 Beach Kids, miniature knife painting, 2.5x3.5, oil on board

$40 buy now

940 Beach Kids, miniature 2.5x3.5, oil on board

$40 buy now

939 Beach Kids, miniature, 2.5x3.5, oil on board, knif painiting

$40 buy

938 Beach Kids, 2.5x3.5, miniature, oil on board

$40

I will be exhibiting five paintings at the 107th Annual Show of the Victoria Sketch Club. Please come. Here's the info.