741 Willows Beach Kids

Today I painted at Willows Beach.  I wish kids would stay still for long enough. It was another windy day. This painting has some sand on it, literally.

740 Windy Day at Tower Point

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I painted today at Tower Point in Metchosin with my painting friends. It was sooooo windy! There were a bunch of kids on an outing gathering sea life. Here's a little grouping of them. Can you just feel the wind?

As the children were not sitting still for me I did a few gesture sketches quickly and recomposed them for my painting. Here's a page from my sketchbook in case you're interested. Preparatory sketch for this painting. 

739 The Find

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738 Gathering Memories

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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. 

736 "Bateaux" Tom Thompson Copy

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Someone gave me this gorgeous calendar featuring Tom Thompson's paintings. I decided I wanted to copy his stuff hoping to learn from the experience. I didn't try to do an exact copy today but it was fun.

735 St Anne's Orchard

Yesterday I went for a stroll on the grounds of St Anne's and just had to return today to paint. The lighting is so enchanting under the old fruit trees.