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

767 Autumn Bouquet

sold

I found these lovely flowers in the compost heap at the community garden. What a treasure. It's an autumn arrangement. The bouquet contains: rose mallow, rose hips, calendula, feverfew, dill weed, and rhubarb  leaf.