1117 Gaspe Scene, Men at the Boat, 8x10, oil on board

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I started this years ago and finally took it out today and worked on it again. It's a scene from Gaspe around Perce or New Carlisle. 

1049 Gathering Moss, Prince Edward Island, 8x10, oil on baord

Gathering moss at the Meeting of the Tides, Prince Edward Island.

981 Montreal, In front of Eaton on Ste Catherine, 8x10, oil on board

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960 Downtown Montreal Scene, Rue Ste Catherine,8x10, oil on board

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944 Tea Room Drama, oil on canvas, 36x48

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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

925 Beach Kid, miniature, 2.5x3.5, oil on board

A quick sketch of a kid I saw on the beach near Ogden Point. I think it was a little boy but could have been a girl. I am working on a series of miniature paintings using minimal strokes. I'm starting with little beach scenes.

I'm also beginning work on the paintings I will be exhibiting at the Victoria Sketch Club's 107th Annual Show. (Wed March 16th to Sunday March 20th) Please come to Opening Night Tuesday March 15th 7 to 9 pm. Glenlyon Norfolk School 1701 Beach Drive in Oak Bay. Please consider yourself invited. Bring your friends.

890, Montreal Winter Scene, Ste-Catherine, Acrylic on Board, 8x10

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864 Little White Caps, oil on board, 2.5 x 3.5

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Here's a little gem I did of one of my favourite subjects using very minimal strokes. I really like the way it turned out.

854 Water Fairies, 8x10, oil on board

842 Before the Kiss, oil on board, 8x10

I was painting on the lawn of the Empress Hotel today and saw this charming couple sitting in the shade of a tree. 

822 Montreal Winter Scene, Crossing Drummond, 8x10 oil

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761 Artists Painting

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747 Family Walk

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737 Heading Home, Holland Point Beach Scene

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I loved the way the sun backlit these gals as they headed up the concrete path from Holland Point Beach. 

Alfrescoes Painting and waiting for Lunch, water-colour on paper 5x10

I was all excited about painting with the Alfrescoes at Mount Douglas yesterday but I just couldn't get committed to a painting. But theres always time for sketching. Here's a couple from my little sketch book. 

663 Empress Front Entrance, Summer Day

What a fine day! Here's a front entrance of the Empress scene. The building was actually darker than I painted it being completely in the shade. But I wanted to give the scene a happier feeling so I kicked painted it brighter.

645 Ballerina's Dream

I changed the background several times until I arrived at this.

644 Afternoon Tea at the Empress

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I'm pleased with the results. Adding the harbour scene beyond the windows gave this painting more interest and depth. And bringing the fabric pattern to the left side of the painting helped to unify the composition and define the figures on the left. I like it and I can hardly wait for it to dry to varnish it. Sorry about the glare.

643 Open Mic

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Here's the finished Open Mic. I created more contrast. There's a little chiraschuro. 

640 High Tea at the Empress

Well, when is the right time to stop painting? I think it's time to move on. Though I could come back to it. Hmmm.