"Peacock Chick" 5x7 oil

Impressionist painting requires some suggestion - using a brush and a knife I hint at what is real, a kinda shorthand which we viewers understand without the need for over explanation. Anyhow, I was drawn by this pair in a well-cultivated lavender field. They look sooo cute together. There was second chick around, probably lagging behind somewhere in the the rows of lavender....

$100 = SOLD December 20, 2014

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"Puppy Love" 5x7 oil

This is not meant to be a portrait of anyone - my inspiration came from a photograph I had taken at a friend's house a while back. I loved the connection between the girl and the dog. I purposely avoided a true likeness of the person and I purposely made the dog a wee bit smaller, accentuating the "puppiness."

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"Bree" BIG BRUSH tile strokes, oil 11x14

My aim was to paint in tile strokes - something I have seen the great artists do on Google. Using a BIG BRUSH AND LOTS OF PAINT I REALIZED MY AMBITION.....YAY.

But I didn't do Bree any justice, my approach aged her. Meantime she's a beautiful young lady as you can see by the photograph. I must thank her for sitting so well, she enabled me to adopt the BIG BRUSH style.

Thanks Bree, you're a star. Here's nicer painting of you which I did some time ago, May 2013:

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"Wetlands" 8x10 oil

Plein air painters are ready to move through muddy flats to reach scenes of great artistic merit. Such was the case today at Viaduct Wetlands in Greater Victoria.

Available kyknoord@outlook.com

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"Ford at the Ledge" oil 8x10

The Ledge is the affectionate term that Victorians in BC call the legislature.

1934 Ford at the Legislature in Victoria BC. Available kyknoord@outlook.com

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"Erin" oil 11x14

Erin sat for the Goward House Portrait Painters today. She's a competitive swimmer and has sat for artists before.

I returned to my home medium today after several weeks of exploring other media such as pencil, pastel and acrylic - I find that working in another medium is not only challenging but the lessons learnt visit well on my home medium of oils. It was a great experience and I enjoyed crafting the portrait with almost no blending, opting for brush strokes of adjacent tone, much like Karin Jurick, John Cook or Carol Marine would have done. Super duperrrr...

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"Dallas Road Snow" 9x12 acrylic painting

It doesn't often snow here in Victoria BC yet here we are - they say we are in the banana belt of Canada. I'm not complaining!

This painting "Dallas Road Snow" is available, email me kyknoord@outlook.com

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"Jim" Conté Pencil

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Jim sat for us at Goward House because the model didn't show -- then you as the arranger have to sit instead. I found him to be very patient and the dozen or so artists at Goward House Portrait painters did a good job of painting accurate likenesses.

"A Tale of Two Volksies"

Call them what you will - Bug, Beetle, VW, Volkswagen - in South Africa they are affectionately known as Volksies.

The blue VW was painted with acrylic, the red on in oils. (I note that my style remained much the same between the two media), I am a great admirer of Carol Marine and Colin Page as you can tell.

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"Beautiful BC" 8x10 acrylic

Driving through BC a couple years ago I cannot remember whether it was the coast or a lake but the memory of this scene was etched in me and I painted it completely from recall...the sand, the clouds, the curve in the water. Oh my.

It's available to my Friends, send me an email, you know my address.

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My most viewed paintings

These are the most looked-at of my paintings by visitors on my Fine Art America site (link to the right).
I paint them but have no idea how well or not-so-well they are received. All I can do is report that "Palauea Beach" and "Nefertiti" are the second-most and third-most visited works - what about number one?
Well it's a pencil drawing of a bald eagle. See if you can find it on my FAA site. No prizes, only surprises....

I paint 'em, you rate 'em.

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"Cattle Point Splash" acrylic, knife work 11x14

Cattle Point is my favourite painting spot. I used a palette knife to convey the mish-mash of stone, cracks, seaweed and water with small and big islands in view. I get moody (good) just looking at it all......

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"Garry Oak Junior" acrylic 9x12

Plein Air on Mount Tolmie - this is the second time I have painted this teenage Garry oak, the first was many years ago and the work is in the offices of the Garry Oak Society in Victoria BC.

I am learning how to handle acrylic paint 'cos I'm an oil painter by habit.

The above painting is not for sale. Colleen owns it.

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"Leaden sky, buoyant boat" oil 5x7

Despite the ominous sky and the choppy sea, the boat remains buoyant. That's life I hope.

Email my new Microsoft address and make an offer kyknoord@outlook.com

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"Squalls a-comin' " oil 5x7

The weather changes at anytime where I live in the Pacific (!) Northwest.

Email kyknoord@outlook.com and make an offer. This is my new Microsoft email address that I've set up for your enquiry should you want this miniature painting.

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"Wee Rooster" miniature oil 3x5

The rooster may be small but he sure does make a big noise.

Email kyknoord@outlook on my new Microsoft email address and make me a wee offer.....

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"Jesi in pastel" 9x12

Goward House Portrait Painters are at it on a Tuesday afternoon. We have three hours to complete a portrait then the sitter (who poses for free) is able to take home the portrait of her/his choice.

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Tony Bounsall and Ron Wilson art collaboration

Tony Bounsall and I have collaborated on a piece - I did the oil painting and Tony supplied the graphic overlay thereby creating a new work. To see more of Tony's magic go to www.tonybounsall.com and if you want a reproduction of our colloration just email me, Ron, at my Microsoft email address kyknoord@outlook.com

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"Little Squirter" oil 5 x 7

Or it could be titled "Have Gun - will unravel!"

I spied this little person playing on the beach with Grammy. I suspect that Grandma got wet soon after this obliging pose.

Want it? Make an offer - I'll give you a clue, try anything between 100 and 200 and it's yours. I won't necessarily take the highest bid, only the most amusing one.....email me at kyknoord@outlook.com Microsoft's new email service.

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Sweet Retreat -- nostalgia

Forgive for this indulgence but this morning Colleen and I were wandering around Friday Harbor (very early morning) looking for a bite to eat. Then we came across Sweet Retreat -- I remembered creating a graphic for them a decade ago. Son Dave has bought the place established by his Mum 14 years ago and I was flattered to see that the family still uses my drawing emblazoned upon a variety of stuff, t-shirts, drinking glasses, advertisements and more.
I found it very touching. Not only that, Dave's breakfast burrito was yummy!

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