"Home on the Gorge" 6 x 8 oil

Painted in the trunk of my car at the Gorge Park. The weather was too cold for me so I took a good look at the opposite bank and returned to my sheltered park where I remembered the scene and painted it. Great exercise
If you click on it you can see a bigger picture.

"Nefertiti" small 6x6

My bigger painting of Nefertiti had sold some time ago so I have done this 6x6 version which turned out a little bolder than my first but I like the spontaneous brush strokes of this one.

Nefertiti  Make me an offer.

Running Elephant (drawing)

This is my tribute to wildlife artist Paul Bosman who drew and painted wild animals like no one before him. His pencil sketches are sketchy and flamboyant at once. I'm attempting to learn the style.

Hillside Mall urban sketch

The pundits keep telling me to do something challenging. OK this urban sketch in a mall was demanding 'cos the people are never still, and their capture is almost fleeting.

I shape the subject with the stubby pencil found at the Lotto stand and add ink and w/c on the breakfast table back home. Voila...whaddya think mes ami?

NEW "Cougar Alert" Pastel 8x10 inches

Cougars are found in the wilds and outer suburban area of Vancouver Island. Pity they have to be shot. Re-locating is much preferred of course.

My rendering looks small here - click it though to see a pic with more impact.

I like pastel, a number of rare sticks were given to me by Elaine, widow of the late pastel maestro Paul Bosman. Some of the pieces are so small (the size of a pea) that I purchased a metal pastel holder to use them without these rare pastels slipping through my fingers, what an honour to be holding the pieces that Paul used to draw/paint.
Thanks, Bosman family.

"Brentwood Bay - Trumpeter" oil 8x10

When we were kayaking, we saw reflecting diamonds on the water. Yes I did snatch a quickie with my 'phone and painted the scene later. I realize I have to put more interest in my work - tear pieces off me and slam dunk it on the canvas. Happy day. It's got to be more than a captured image.

Peking-to-Paris 2019 oil 12 x 18 inches

The brothers Beresford from Victoria on Vancouver Island returned in July after a month competing in the Peking-to-Paris, we're very proud of them and the little Volksie performed so well while high end luminaries broke stuff. Repair crews worked through the night repairing suspensions. Everyone in all the countries along the route made a big fuss of the hardy Beetle. The lads won a silver medal.

Chris said the dust got everywhere.

John and Chris are raising funds locally for Rheumatism research in honour of the late Deirdre,

 a lovely person. 

Moss Street TD Paint-In Saturday 20 July 2019.

It went OK, met some of my previous purchasers which was great fun!

Red Crab on a green fishing box" oil 6x8

Brush strokes are like carving. I love it.

This is my painting in the footsteps of Mrs.Marine, US artist.

Check out the paintings of Carol Marine by searching her, she's mucho talented.

"Wild Lavender" oil 4x6

Whoops - the usually constrained lavender broke loose some little while ago, taking only the bees with it.
Central BC roadside sketch - it's a TINY painting, people!

"Holland Point painting 2019" oil 8 x 10 inches

My database reveals that I have painted this location SEVEN times here in Victoria Canada.
It started as an overcast day, and this is the lighting I have shown here.

Mt.Doug Beach oil 6x8

Plein Air on my easel on Mt.Doug beach here on Vancouver Island