artist Linny D. Vine ~welcome to Linnyland~

"Buds and Blossoms"

2012-02-14T12:33:00.000-08:00

Happy LOVE Day!

(Yes, every day is "Love Day" in Linnyland...)

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"Buds and Blossoms"

oil on canvas

24 x 12

Lullaby Sky

2012-02-02T10:23:00.000-08:00

In honor of Groundhog Day, here's another of a scene that I

painted a few whiles ago. This studio piece grew from a little
6 inch x 8 inch that was created on an outdoor
Linnyland painting adventure. 

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"Lullaby Sky"

oil on canvas

30 x 40

Chinatown Snow

2012-01-23T20:06:00.000-08:00

Happy Year of the Dragon!

Sun Neen Fai Lok & Sun Tai Gin Hong!

Linnyland is experiencing a technical blog clog;
I'm unable to access Linnyland messages plus
I can't leave messages on other blogs.

Last night, to begin the new year, I opened all the windows

and doors to let any bad luck leave

and to allow good luck to enter.

According to Linny lore it's also good for clearing

the dreaded "blog clog"...
and just in case, please send any known remedies!

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"Chinatown Snow" (repost)

acrylic on canvas

24 x 12

"Red Dot Day" SOLD

2012-01-01T19:53:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year

from Linnyland!

2012

Share kindness with each other

& be gentle with your self.

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"Red Dot Day"

oil on canvas

20 x 16

SOLD
to a collector in Quebec

"In Front of Lulu's House"

2011-12-31T16:59:00.000-08:00

On the afternoon of Winter's Solstice I went

on a painting adventure with

fellow, fellow artist, Jeffrey Boron.

From where I painted, just over in Linnyland,

I had a view of little red roofed houses
and the Sooke hills beyond.

While I painted Lulu came by and told me
that she lives in one of the Queen's houses,
then she told me some stories about her home and the area.

Before she left we had talked

cedar, sweet grass and some more Linny lore.

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"In Front of Lulu's House"
oil on cradled wood panel

6 x 8

Warm Memories - Conover Cove SOLD

2011-12-28T16:54:00.000-08:00

This painting was commissioned as a surprise Christmas gift-

safe to post now.

Dawne and her husband share warm memories of the many times

that they and their two daughters boated to this special spot

on Wallace Island's Conover Cove.

And, lucky me, during some of the darkest days in November

I visited (via Linnyland) warm, summery Conover Cove.

While I painted, I could see two (little then) girls deciding

whose turn it was to sit in the small chair!

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"Warm Memories - Conover Cove"

acrylic on canvas

16 x 16

SOLD

Snowy Light

2011-12-21T16:27:00.000-08:00

Happy Winter Solstice and happy return of the light!

Wishing you peace, love, light and joy for the holidays & throughout the new year.

Happy. happy and merry, merry!

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"Snowy Light"

oil on canvas

20 x 10

Long Ago

2011-12-12T17:14:00.000-08:00

The Turner's building is one of my favourites

of Victoria's older character buildings and,

although it appears every now and then in Linnyland,

this is it's tallest incarnation so far.

Turner's, a la long and leaner painting, is from a recent

demo/mini workshop that I gave with the fun loving

Oak Bay Art Club.

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"Long Ago"

oil on canvas

24 x 12

Far Out Farmhouse SOLD

2011-12-06T19:38:00.000-08:00

'Tis the season of small paintings.

Far -la- la- la-la - la- la- la-laa out-

farmhouse.

(Painted this one on a groovy summer day.)

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"Far Out Farmhouse"

oil on board

5 x 5

SOLD

Golden Sky -Tonquin Beach

2011-11-25T21:23:00.000-08:00

Here's the third painting from my recent Tofino Linnyland painting adventure. It was a "sweet" day - without wind!

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"Golden Sky - Tonquin Beach"

oil on wood panel

10 x 8

Little Lennard Light

2011-11-23T20:05:00.000-08:00

Haiku Ode to Lennard:

Early, not yet bright

on Chesterman Beach painting

Lennard Island light.

The sunrise for the second paint of my recent Tofino Linnyland painting adventure was spectacular - and without wind! I wasn't aware that I'd set up to paint besidean entrance to the beach until the first group
of early morning surfers arrived behind me and

excitedly exclaimed , "SWEET!!!".

I was focused on my painting so I thought that they were, too.

My toque was getting a bit tight before I twigged

that the surfers were (of course!) referring to the great wave conditions. Hat fitting more appropriately, I continued painting.

Soon after, a couple of the freshly suited up surfers offered, "Like your depiction of Lennard Light", as they ran past me towards
their sweet waves.
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"Little Lennard Light"

oil on cradled wood

12 x 9

Long Beach Lookout

2011-11-21T16:48:00.000-08:00

This is the first of three paintings from a recent Linnyland painting adventure to the Tofino area. The drive from Victoria,

(approximately 5 hours), was grey and rainy, yet once at Long Beach the wind was busy clearing the clouds from the sky.

After a little beach exploration I noted a pleasing composition
and I was inspired to paint. The sun was shining as I set up
to paint from my "perfect view" of the "pleasing composition".

But, just as I started, a strong gust of wind caught my easel and sent it flying. Not to be deterred, I gathered up the easel, etcetera, performed a little sand removal, moved everything to a more sheltered location, and only a little further removed (physically and mentally) from the "perfect view" of the "pleasing composition" I ,again, started to paint.
Suddenly, the trickster wind changed it's direction and before I could do anything about it I was back to sand removal. This time I kept going with removal; removing easel, me, etcetera from the sandy beach
to a well sheltered spot in the parking lot.

From my protected spot with a much less than"perfect view" of the somewhat less "pleasing composition" I continued on with a down and gritty West Coast Linnyland painting adventure!

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"Long Beach Lookout" - ("LOOK OUT!)

oil and sand on wood panel

10 x 8

West Coast Classic SOLD

2011-11-12T19:52:00.000-08:00

"West Coast Classic" just sailed off

to a Linnyland collector in Invermere, BC.

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"West Coast Classic"

acrylic on canvas

24 x 12
SOLD

Afternoon Visit - Gabriola Island

2011-11-08T20:31:00.000-08:00

On a sunny day in October I enjoyed my first,

(slightly shorter than planned), Linnyland painting adventure

to beautiful Gabriola Island.

Unfortunately, I was five minutes too late

for my intended ferry which meant that I could either explore the whole island and not paint (hah!) or see half of the island and paint.

So, on another sunny day, I'll visit the other half

of the "friendly islanders' island" and when I do

I'll be certain to start my adventure a wee bit earlier.

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"Afternoon Visit - Gabriola Island"

oil on wood panel

8 x 10

From "cover girl' to "centrefold"

2011-11-07T06:55:00.000-08:00

First"cover girl" in the everywhere WHERE...

...and now "centerfold" in the gorgeous and oh so plushy ARABELLA...

Life is good in Linnyland!!

Island Memory/ARABELLA!!

2011-10-23T10:01:00.000-07:00

This is one of two images of Linnyland paintings that are
in the Fall/Winter 2011 edition of the oh-so plushy ARABELLA!!

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"Island Memory"

oil on canvas

24 x 24

Red Barn and Sunflowers

2011-10-13T13:42:00.000-07:00

Here's another from September's

Linnyland swimming/painting adventure to

Salt Spring Island. And remember, that

according to "Linny lore",

sunflowers bring success in business

and I'm sure that Linnyland paintings of them do, too!

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"Red Barn and Sunflowers"

oil on cradled wood panel

14 x 11

The One and Only SOLD

2011-10-10T11:23:00.000-07:00

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here's the entire "long and leaner" Linnyland Lighthouse,

(as mentioned in the previous post),

the cover image of the current Where Magazine!!

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"The One and Only"

acrylic on canvas

48 x 24
SOLD
to a collector in Texas

Lighthouse Linny/Linnyland Lighthouse

2011-10-06T19:50:00.000-07:00

Lighthouse Linny's Linnyland light house is the cover

of the current where magazine!!

Summertime - Southey Point

2011-10-04T10:56:00.000-07:00

From a recent Linnyland painting/swimming

adventure on Salt Spring Island.

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"Summertime- Southey Point"

oil on wood panel

6 x 8

When I returned home I enjoyed

a quick and bubbly, fun visit

from artist blog buddy, Sally Chupick (& husband Dave).

They were visiting in Victoria

and popped by my Linnyland studio

- if you haven't already,

you can have a visit with Sally (on her blog), too.

High Above the Salish Sea

2011-09-24T21:28:00.000-07:00

The next Linnyland summer painting adventure

was one that had been calling to me for a number of years

and that's because, from my Victoria studio, I look across the
strait to the town of Port Angeles and the Olympic Mountains but,
until this summer, hadn't visited the area.

So, away we went, (fellow, fellow artist Jeffrey Boron and I),

on a hot, hot August day; through customs (another story for another day), across the Salish Sea, through Port Angeles

to the top - Hurricane Ridge.

The fields were abloom with wild flowers, the air scented
with mountain sage and the last patches of snow nearly melted.

There was exploring, then picnicking

and finally painting right at the very top of it all.

And now, (after returning through customs - yet another story for another day), I've visited (and painted) the view

from my studio window!

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"High Above the Salish Sea"

oil on wood panel
8 x 10

Summer Evening on Kaatza

2011-09-17T17:50:00.000-07:00

This one is from that same magical Linnyland painting

(& swimming) adventure to Lake Cowichan

or Kaatza (The Big Lake).

After a swim I wandered around the point

and painted facing the Northwest end of the lake.

And, when I had finished,

there was time for one more swim...

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"Summer Evening on Kaatza"

oil on wood panel

8 x 10

Cowichan Lake Sunset

2011-09-16T20:16:00.000-07:00

From a recent magical Linnyland

painting (and swimming) adventure

at Cowichan Lake.

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"Cowichan Lake Sunset"

oil on wood panel

6 x8

Songhees Summer Saunter

2011-09-15T10:20:00.000-07:00

In between commissions and summer adventuring

I just realized that this one didn't get posted.

It's from "a few whiles ago" summer morning Linnyland painting

adventure along Victoria's Songhees walkway,

(in between a condo building & the Spinaker's Restaurant),

and looking across to Fisherman's Wharf.

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"Songhees Summer Saunter"

oil on wood panel

9 x 12

Fernwood Freddie SOLD

2011-09-06T21:30:00.000-07:00

This painting may look familiar.

The first painting of this scene,'Spring in the Square', was

sold immediately and has recently sold again. It's first owner was persuaded to sell the painting to it's second owner

under the condition that I be commissioned

to paint another similar painting as a replacement - then the first owner bought another small Linnyland painting as well!

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"Fernwood Freddie"

oil on canvas

12 x 6

SOLD

Swan Lake Colors

2011-09-02T17:09:00.000-07:00

This one's from a recent hot summer evening

Linnyland painting adventure at Swan Lake.

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"Swan Lake Colors"

oil on wood panel

6 x 8

Sunny Day Saanichton Bay

2011-08-24T13:13:00.000-07:00

Here's one from a recent Linnyland painting adventure...

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"Sunny Day Saanichton Bay"

oil on wood panel

6 x 8

Bicycle Lane SOLD

2011-08-18T10:25:00.000-07:00

A mini Linny painting!

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"Bicycle Lane"

oil on canvas

5 x 3

SOLD

Dreamland Trail

2011-08-15T12:17:00.000-07:00

I went swimming here on the weekend-life is good in Linnyland!!

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"Dreamland Trail"

oil on canvas

40 x 30

Lucky Sunflowers

2011-08-11T13:35:00.000-07:00

It's said that sunflowers are lucky

and that they always bring business success.

So, according to Linny-lore, it's extremely lucky
to have a Linnyland sunflower painting hanging on the wall
in one's home or place of business!

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"Lucky Sunflowers"

acrylic on canvas

24 x 30

A Wildly Wonderful Adventure!!

2011-08-09T17:03:00.000-07:00

Thank-you!! ...

to all the art lovers, patrons and friends who joined with me...

on Sunday at the beautiful Sooke Harbour House Gallery

to enjoy a "West Coast Adventure in Linnyland"...

and a wildly wonderful adventure it was!!!

(If you're local tune in to Channel 12 Arts & Entertainment

with Adam Sawatsky tonight for more adventures in Linnyland...)

Three in one!!!

2011-08-06T15:04:00.000-07:00

Imagine my happy dance when I opened the current edition

of Victoria's Monday Magazine and spotted three of my paintings

featured (at two of my galleries) as top picks
for this week's Art & Entertainment!!

Life is good in Linnyland.
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"West Coast Adventure in Linnyland"

2011-07-31T13:46:00.000-07:00

"West Coast Adventure in Linnyland" opens tomorrow! The Sooke Harbour House Gallery welcomes you on an adventure to visit the meadows, flora, forests, lakes, rivers & sea shores
of Linnyland.

Reception with artist: Sunday, August 7th 1:00 to 3:00 pm
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Memory Lane SOLD

2011-07-27T07:55:00.001-07:00

A mini Linny painting.

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"Memory Lane"

oil on canvas

5 x 3

SOLD

Moss Street Paint-In 2011

2011-07-21T15:08:00.000-07:00

It was a Moss Street Miracle!
No, unfortunately the Parasol Model didn't make an appearance,
but there were about 30,000 other parasol models that did
because the 24th annual Art Gallery of Greater Victoria event
started out with rain pouring from the July sky.
(Setting up was funny/scary -
all squishy and cramped under a water proof tent.)
But then the miracle; the rain stopped,
the crowds of art lovers appeared, the sky continued to clear,
the paintings came out from under the tent (so did the painter)
and the sun came out as well!!
Thank-you to all of the visitors to Linnyland; friends, patrons, volunteers, organizers, fellow artists, Looky Lous, Looky Louises,
and everyone who did the sun dance with me, too. You're all
part of the miracle and success of
the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria's Moss Street Paint-In 2011
and I loved connecting with all of you!!
~
(Once the Paint-In had ended it poured rain again. Happily, I was homeward bound within Vinnie Van Go...)
~
Credit for the above "Linny photos" go to Jeffrey Boron who snapped the rainy set up shot. Check out his blog at http://www.jeffreyjboron.blogspot.com/ & Sharon Churchill who came by for a visit. Check out her blog at http://www.sharonspainting.blogspot.com/

~ And remember, it's always sunny and warm in Linnyland!!

The Parasol Model

2011-07-11T18:44:00.001-07:00

I'm busy getting ready for the

Art Gallery of Greater Victoria's

24th Annual Moss Street Paint-In.

"Celebrate the Gallery's art festival this Saturday

and join the fun...

over 100 invited artists bring their studios to Moss Street!"

The above painting was inspired by the lovely young woman

with it all (including a parasol) that wandered by

my "street studio"during last year's Paint In.

I'm hoping that she attends again this year

and recognizes herself in this painting.

If you know who she is please tell her that

she can see "her painting" and

stop by for a visit with me in Linnyland

at 107 Moss Street

(between Faithful and May).

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"The Parasol Model"

oil on canvas

16 x 8

Roadside Distraction

2011-07-08T14:31:00.001-07:00

On Canada Day evening I enjoyed another

of my swallows swooping Linnyland hayfield painting adventures.

Then home in time to watch the fire works...oooh...ahhh!!!

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"Roadside Distraction"

oil on wood panel

8 x 10

Summer Day - Turner's

2011-07-02T08:45:00.000-07:00

This Linnyland version of the Turner's building

wanted to be painted in Flamingo colors!

(The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria's

Small Works Exhibition and Sale opens today.)

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"Summer Day - Turner's"

oil on canvas

6 x 6

Summer Solstice Hay Field

2011-06-23T20:53:00.000-07:00

This one is from a Linnyland out in the fields adventure

on the evening of the summer solstice.

I painted beneath the swooping Swallows,

the chattering Cowbirds and in front

of the Sheep who all offered me the same

unflattering commentary.

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"Summer Solstice Hay Field"

oil on wood panel

6 x 8

Cadboro Bay Castle SOLD

2011-06-14T15:15:00.001-07:00

"Cadboro Bay Castle" went home to hang in "the castle" today.

The castle is the happy home of Nala, Sage, Landon and Shana

as well as their puppers, Copper and Raven.

This painting was commissioned as a Mother's Day gift

and was a total joy to create right from the start,

meeting the family at the gallery during

my recent "a little, little, Linny Show",

to the finish with Shana's,

"I LOVE IT!"

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"Cadboro Bay Castle"

oil on canvas

20 x 16

SOLD

Rufus Goes to the Beach

2011-06-09T10:18:00.001-07:00

This one is from the afternoon of my recent painting adventure

to Witty's Lagoon Beach. Although dogs and their humans

were out enjoying the warm day at the beach

these three are (relatively) straight out of Linnyland.

Sometime during this painting there was a deep voiced fellow

that felt the need to call out his dog's name quite often.

Could it be that "Rufus" was having too much fun?

Is there any such thing as too much fun?!!

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"Rufus Goes to the Beach"

oil on wood panel

8 x 10

Little Bad Boy Lighthouse

2011-06-05T16:55:00.001-07:00

This one is from a recent sunny morning

Linnyland painting adventure at Witty's Lagoon.

I decided to paint the snow capped Olympic Mountains

with the Race Rocks lighthouse in front.

The lighthouse was too far away for me to see any of it's features

but I thought, "No problem, I've painted it before

and I can do it from memory". (Ha ha.)

When I finished painting I could see that something wasn't

quite right with the lighthouse tower.

It wasn't until I was back in my studio, and I had looked

through the binoculars at the Race Rocks Lighthouse,

that I realized I'd given the tower an extra black stripe.

Ah...that's why the little lighthouse

sports the "convict in striped pajamas look"!

So...after some concern and careful consideration

I've come to understand that the little lighthouse

hasn't done anything too seriously

bad or wrong - really, the only crime he committed

(if one can call it a crime)

was that he wanted to be a little bit different -

and that might explain the reason that he stands out

from the crowd the way that he does.

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"Little Bad Boy Lighthouse"

oil on wood panel

8 x 6

Tour de Fernwood

2011-05-26T11:04:00.001-07:00

There seems to be a BLOG CLOG, in Linnyland

at present I'm unable to answer any of your comments.

Please know that I'm sending you

a big "THANK-YOU" right now!!

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"Tour de Fernwood"

oil on canvas

12 x 6

The Little Store with More SOLD

2011-05-22T11:12:00.000-07:00

In front of the little store with more stands the proud owner

who sells only the very best of everything.

(Just like Leon of Aubergine Specialty Foods Store -check it out!)

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"The Little Store with More"

oil on canvas

16 x 8

SOLD

Arcade Corner

2011-05-18T19:52:00.001-07:00

With this little Linnylander I was attracted

to the light/dark contrast as well as the "face"

that faces out from this corner of the corner store.

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"Arcade Corner"

oil on canvas

6 x 6

Glowing Review

2011-05-14T17:11:00.001-07:00

Victoria art critic, Robert Amos, gives "a little little LINNY Show" a glowing review:

Blue Sky Belfry SOLD

2011-05-13T10:26:00.001-07:00

This little Linnyland long and leaner

has us on a spring stroll by Fernwood's Belfry Theater on one of

those wonderful "blue sky, all is well in the world, mornings".

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"Blue Sky Belfry"

oil on canvas

10 x 5
SOLD

Spring in the Square SOLD

2011-05-07T09:08:00.000-07:00

"a little, little LINNY Show" opens today

at the She Said Gallery:

~An intriguing selection of new small & (sometimes) tall Linnyland paintings~

May 7th - May 31st 2011

Opening reception with Linny D. Vine: Saturday, May 7th, 4 - 7 pm

2000 Fernwood Road

(Across the square from the Belfry Theatre)
250.361.3372

See you there in the square!

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"Spring in the Square"
oil on canvas

20 x 10

SOLD

Full Moon Afternoon

2011-04-27T09:42:00.000-07:00

This little one is from a recent Linnyland painting adventure

to Esquimalt's Fleming Beach on

the afternoon of the April full moon.

One of the names for the April full moon is "The Full Pink Moon".

According to Linny lore, during the full Pink Moon

anything is possible - think happy thoughts and believe...

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"Full Moon Afternoon"

oil on canvas

6 x 8

January Light

2011-04-20T20:09:00.001-07:00

January light in April?

It's a mystery to me why I didn't get this one posted until now.

It's from a warm and sunny January painting adventure

at the top of Esquimalt's High Rock Park.

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"January Light"

oil on canvas

9 x 12

Afternoon Light - East Sooke Park

2011-04-16T19:41:00.000-07:00

This one is from my first painting adventure this spring.

(Yes, those are rusty rocks in the foreground!)

Last week fellow fellow painter, Jeffrey Boron,

and I enjoyed a semi-sunny, semi-warm afternoon

at the beautiful East Sooke Park.

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"Afternoon Light - East Sooke Park"

oil on wood panel

8 x 10

Buddha and Pieris SOLD

2011-04-12T11:10:00.000-07:00

This painting (from several whiles ago) was inspired

by a visit to a beautiful little garden

during the special time in spring

when the new red leaves appear on the Pieris japonica plants and the garden air fills with the heavenly scent of their blossoms.

Wishes of hope and love for beautiful Japan.

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"Buddha and Pieris"

acrylic on canvas

36 x 30

SOLD

Biking by the Belfry SOLD

2011-04-09T09:55:00.001-07:00

There's been a sighting of spring in Victoria!

(Two sunny days of in a row!!!)

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"Biking by the Belfry"

oil on canvas

6 x 6

SOLD

Race Rocks Sunset SOLD

2011-04-02T18:22:00.000-07:00

The Race Rocks lighthouse

is on the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

From my studio window, on a clear day,

I can see across the Strait to the light and the Olympics.

(I'm able to see the lighthouse itself

even better with

the help of binoculars

and a little Linnyland imaginings.)

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"Race Rocks Sunset"

oil on canvas

10 x 5

SOLD

Golden Times

2011-03-27T20:18:00.001-07:00

This one is from a recent

Linnyland painting demonstration

that I gave for the enthusiastic Oak Bay Art Club.

The painting is of a store in their Oak Bay

neighbourhood called the Demitasse Bakery Store.

After the demo the members of the group told me

that, as well as taking them back to their childhood,

they were certain that they would never be able to drive by this

little store and look at it in the same way.

And, those are good things, yes?

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"Golden Times"

acrylic on canvas

24 x 12

The Edge

2011-03-20T19:45:00.001-07:00

This one "grew" from a smaller

Cowichan Lake plein air adventure painting.

These trees on the edge of the clearing

reminded me of a group of long legged, knobbly knee-ers

gathering strength from their togetherness.

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"The Edge"

oil on canvas

40 x 30

Little, Little, Red Lighthouse SOLD

2011-03-17T13:04:00.000-07:00

Whoops, this is one I forgot to post during

my recent Lighthouse Linny phase.

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"Litte, Little, Red Lighthouse"

oil on canvas

12 x 6
SOLD

Wait Watchers SOLD

2011-03-13T11:08:00.001-07:00

This one is from one of my recent demos;

'Victoria artist Linny D. Vine will

be demonstrating the steps that she takes

in creating a "Linnyland landscape"...

She will show how she combines colour, composition,

light, and imagination to create her paintings.

Linny's distinctive painting style

colours her urban and landscape scenes

with a magical mix of joy and light.

Whether painting in studio or en plein air,

Linny skillfully combines spirit of place

with her uniquely expressive brushwork

to create paintings of happiness.

You can view her work at www.linnydvine.com.'

Thank-you to everyone who joined me

on an adventure in Linnyland!

(The store is the Birdcage Confectionary in James Bay.)

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"Wait Watchers"

acrylic on canvas

24 x 12

SOLD

to collectors in Mississauga ON

Westsong View

2011-03-06T20:11:00.000-08:00

After the ice crystal adventure (see last post)

an unexpected and unusual snow storm arrived in Victoria.

A few days afterwards on a cold but sunny afternoon

fellow, fellow artist Jeffrey J. Boron and I ventured out

on an extreme, (for Victoria), painting adventure.

I was hoping to paint a snow scene

along the Westsong walkway, instead I found

a sunny spot out of the wind.

Even though I didn't have a snowy view I was

toasty as I faced south towards the Olympic Mountains

and the warmth of the sun.

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"Westsong View"

oil on board

6 x 8

Winter Sky - Holland Point

2011-03-05T21:11:00.001-08:00

This one is from a recent

ocean side adventure to Holland Point (Victoria, BC)

with fellow, fellow artist, Jeffrey J. Boron.

We set up our easels under a sunny February sky

and started to paint.

As I blocked in the shoreline shapes I was

aware that the sky had darkened but

the air temperature still felt warm.

While I darkened the sky in the painting

the temperature changed to cool.

Then, as I painted in the rocks and started on the water

the air temperature became cold.

I put in a few more strokes as ice crystals started to fall.

We packed up our gear and...

(to be continued)

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'Winter Sky - Holland Point"

oil on wood panel

6 x 8

Prairie Evening

2011-02-27T15:42:00.000-08:00

This is another in the Linnyland long and leaner

grain elevator series.

(As I've mentioned in earlier elevator posts,

these old giants are one my few memories of the prairies.)

This one is of the elevator in Mayerthorpe, Alberta.

Vancouver artist and blogger, Maxine Wolodko,
very kindly sent me photos of her hometown elevator.

Thank-you Maxine and Mayerthorpe!

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"Prairie Evening"

oil on canvas

20 x 10

The Little Mansion SOLD

2011-02-21T14:37:00.001-08:00

This painting was commissioned

as a surprise gift for Valentine's Day.

It was great fun working on the details

and then fitting it all together

in linnyism Linnyland style!

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"The Little Mansion"

acrylic on canvas

16 x 20

SOLD

January Morning - Fisgard Light SOLD

2011-02-14T06:56:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day!

(...and may the first call for love from a Red - Winged Blackbird

be heard in your neighbourhood sometime soon...)

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"January Morning - Fisgard Light"

oil on canvas

12 x 9

SOLD

Little, Little Fisgard Light SOLD

2011-02-10T20:10:00.000-08:00

This little, little lighthouse

is all about high in the sky Linnyland happiness.

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"Little, Little Fisgard Light"

oil on canvas

12 x 6

SOLD

Blossoms and Browsers

2011-02-03T20:44:00.001-08:00

Sun Neen Fai Lok and Happy Year of the Rabbit!

This painting of Victoria's Chinatown

is from a few whiles ago.

When I go to Chinatown early in the day these

two petite elders are usually together

doing their morning shop.

Year of the Rabbit is said to bring luck, peace and tranquility.

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"Blossoms and Browsers"

acrylic on canvas

30 x 24

Warm Sunset - Fisgard Light

2011-02-02T19:03:00.001-08:00

And, for Groundhog Day (and with the movie in mind),

here's another lighthouse painting.

I heard that the groundhog didn't see it's shadow today

and that means that spring is happening - soon!

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"Warm Sunset- Fisgard Light"

oil on canvas

6 x 6

Fisgard Light Sunset SOLD

2011-02-01T17:58:00.000-08:00

During January I painted lighthouses.

Was I wanting more light? Was I needing to lighten up?

(How do I mean that?) The answers are yes, yes and yes!

So, more light...YES!
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"Fisgard Light Sunset"
oil on canvas
6 x 6

SOLD

Summer Morning Lighthouse SOLD

2011-01-25T21:04:00.000-08:00

This is another linnyism version of the Race Rocks lighthouse.

Last December this lighthouse turned 125 years old.

Happy belated birthday RR Light!

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"Summer Morning Lighthouse"

oil on canvas

24 x 12
SOLD

December Light

2011-01-18T21:12:00.001-08:00

This little one is from a December

painting adventure at Esquimalt's Highrock Park.

It was a chilly one!

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December Light

oil on wood panel

8 x 6

Summer Evening Lighthouse

2011-01-11T20:34:00.000-08:00

This is another version of the Race Rocks Lighthouse.

I can see the lighthouse from my studio window,

especially with the aid of binoculars (and in combination with some

Linnyland memories of summer's warm evenings).

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"Summer Evening Lighthouse"

oil on canvas

20 x 10

Late Afternoon on the Gorge

2011-01-04T20:05:00.000-08:00

We're off on a little Linnyland

time travel with this one....way back to last
year's Halloween afternoon. Every now and then,

toward the end of the afternoon painting adventure,

a vampire or a princess would wander past

on their way through the park.

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"Late Afternoon on the Gorge"

oil on wood panel

12 x 9

The Rescue

2011-01-01T19:42:00.001-08:00

This painting was inspired

by Margaret and Rutledge Park.

I met Margaret about 60 moons ago

during a summer art event where she suggested I visit

Rutledge Park in Saanich,

she thought the park might be inspiration for a painting.

A few moons later, on a sunny afternoon, I enjoyed an

ice cream cone visit to the special little Saanich park.

As well as a pink elephant named Rutley the park has,

at it's centre, a large and beautiful weeping willow tree.

There's a path to stroll all around the willow tree

and along the outer edge of the path there is a bed

with six large stones evenly spaced among the flowers.

Each stone is engraved with a section of a"stone poem"

that describes little bits of the park's history including

things like when the fields of the farm flooded

and the chickens had to be saved.

And now, 57 or 58 moons or there abouts since,

the imagery from my visit to Rutledge park inspired

this little Linnyland painting.

(Margaret, thank-you, you were right!)

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"The Rescue",

oil on canvas

12 x 12

Winter Memory

2010-12-24T14:28:00.000-08:00

Wishing you peace,

love, light and joy

for the holidays and

throughout the new year.

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"Winter Memory"

oil on canvas

20 x 10

"Little, Little Lighthouse" (Race Rocks Lighthouse) SOLD

2010-12-21T18:55:00.001-08:00

In honor of the winter solstice

here's a little light for everyone.

Happy Winter Solstice!

As of today we, in the northern hemisphere,

begin to experience an increasing amount of

daylight in every day.

According to Linny lore, the Winter solstice

is a day to release whatever

you'd like into the dark days of the past

and welcome whatever you'd like in to your life

along with the return of the light.
(I can see the Race Rocks Light from my studio window,

so, with a pair of binoculars and some Linnyland imaginings,

I welcomed this little painting into being.)

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"Little, Little Lighthouse"

(Race Rocks Lighthouse)

oil on canvas

12 x 6

SOLD

River Rocks - Sooke

2010-12-17T12:29:00.001-08:00

This is another Linnyland tale of dark and light...

I painted this one way back in

late October, (it seems to me like way, way back).

Fellow , fellow artist, Jeffrey J. Boron and I went out

to the Sooke Potholes for a painting adventure.

It was a decent day with a sky full of promises.

While we did our exploring the sky

continued to promise even more light.

After a warm and very sunny picnic lunch we set up to paint.

All was well at the start but about 10 minutes into painting

the clouds came in and it was so dark that

there were bats flying

back and forth and all around.

I really like bats so

I concentrated on the shapes that I

could still make out, (the rock shapes not the bat shapes),

and continued on with an "afternoon nocturnal paint".

And, amazingly, (as you know how it sometimes goes),

the sun didn't reappear once we were done.

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"River Rocks - Sooke"

oil on wood panel

10 x 8

Cherry Tree and Red House

2010-12-11T20:04:00.000-08:00

This painting is from my recent demonstration/mini workshop
with the wonderful and adventurous
Windsor Park Art Group.
The group joined me in a visit to Linnyland by
"putting their hands in the air like they didn't care",
(a Linnyism that involves an enthusiastic dive into
each new painting adventure combined with
a fearless surrender to the unknown of where

the painting experience may lead...)
We enjoyed fearlessness

and fun that showed in everyone's paintings!
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"Cherry Tree and Red House"
acrylic on canvas
20 x 10

Little, Little Light (Fisgard Lighthouse) STOLEN

2010-12-05T14:48:00.000-08:00

This is a tale of dark and light from Linnyland.

I was going to wait and post

this little, little Linnyland lighthouse painting

to celebrate Winter Solstice.

Winter Solstice is the day of the year

just before we, in the northern hemisphere,

begin our return towards the light and, little by little,

we begin to experience longer days of daylight.

Unfortunately, "Little, Little Light"

has vanished into the dark,

the victim of a little, little art heist.

On Friday I delivered "Little, Little Light",

along with other small paintings, to my Victoria art galleries,

(in time for December's season of the small painting).

Sadly, over the weekend, a grinch took

"Little Little Light" from the wall of one of the galleries.

"Little, Little Light" stands 12 inches high and 6 inches wide

and was last seen wearing a black wooden floater frame.

If you have any information regarding

"Little Little Light" and/or it's whereabouts

please contact me, the gallery, or the Victoria police.

Please help return "Little Little Light" from the dark to the light.

Help me to spread the news...

Make it right, return "Little, Little Light!"

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"Little Little Light" (Fisgard Lighthouse)

oil on canvas

12 x 6

STOLEN

A Classic Evening - Fulford Harbour SOLD

2010-11-30T12:56:00.000-08:00

From start to finish this painting was a joy to paint!

We're back on Salt Spring Island on a classic summer evening

with a pair of vintage gems cruising by each other

down in "feel good Fulford Harbour".

This painting is a gift from Jane to Robb,

(who I met one classic summer evening when I was painting en plein air

atop of Salt Spring Island's Mount Maxwell).

Again, Happy Birthday Robb!

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And, to all that are wondering, YES,

I am happy to consider commissions

of Linnyland/Linnyism style paintings

for your gifts and otherwise.

To inquire contact me at linnydvine@shaw.ca

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"A Classic Evening - Fulford Harbour"

oil on canvas

24 x 24

SOLD

Studio Cat

2010-11-25T18:50:00.000-08:00

This painting is from last Thursday when I was invited

to give an acrylics painting demonstration

with a great group of artists,

the Painters Group of the Juan de Fuca Arts Club.

We all had fun during the adventure in Linnyland.

Next week I am doing a mini workshop

on painting Linnyism buildings

and I've asked the participants to bring a photo

of their home or studio to work/play from.

This painting and the photo of it will be an example

of where one might be going;

it has two painters painting (up there with their hands in the air)

on the fourth floor - plus one studio cat.

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"Studio Cat"

acrylic on canvas

24 x 12

Autumn-Turner's SOLD

2010-11-21T21:02:00.000-08:00

And, as I promised yesterday,

here's one more

little painting of the Turner's building.
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"Autumn - Turner's"

oil on canvas

6 x 6

SOLD

September - Turner's SOLD

2010-11-20T22:06:00.000-08:00

It seems that it's the season of

small paintings.

(Four of my galleries have recently
asked for some of my small paintings.)
This little painting is of one of my favourite
Victoria landmarks, the Turner's building. Yes, I've painted it
a few times and tomorrow I'll post another.
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"September - Turner's"
oil on canvas
6 x 6

SOLD

Little Red Lighthouse SOLD

2010-11-13T19:40:00.001-08:00

It seems that I paint

lighthouses

at this time of year.

Based on my composition I

thought that maybe it was from a desire

for balance and boundaries

during the holiday season but

maybe it's simply a need for more light

at this time of year

- or perhaps the message is to lighten up!

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"Little Red Lighthouse"

oil on canvas

24 x 12

SOLD

One Day Last Summer

2010-11-06T20:10:00.000-07:00

This studio piece grew from,

'Late Afternoon - Lake Cowichan'

an en plein air painting from an

one day last summer adventure to Cowichan Lake.

(It was the afternoon that I swam amongst the

orange bellied newts.)

It's entirely possible that me painting this painting

may have inadvertently caused summer weather

to linger longer here in Victoria;

I was able to have breaky out on the deck

on the 4th of November - unheard of in our climes!

(Oddly, now that the painting is finished

the autumn weather has started...)

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"One Day Last Summer"

oil on canvas

30 x 36

Evening Sky - Highrock

2010-10-30T19:02:00.001-07:00

This little one is from a few whiles ago.

I was at Highrock Park in the late afternoon

and the pillowcase clouds lined up in a row

and said, "Hey, Linny, paint us!"

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"Evening Sky - Highrock Park"

(plein air)

oil on wood panel

6 x 8

High Hopes

2010-10-23T10:11:00.001-07:00

This one is the latest from

my grain elevator series

(these old wooden buildings are one of my

few memories of the prairies).

This one is a "sunny side of the tracks,

long and leaner".

Thanks to Erik and the Skiff, Alberta elevator

for the inspiration.

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"High Hopes"

oil on canvas

20 x 10

Forest Gold

2010-10-18T21:20:00.001-07:00

This is another from my

recent Cowichan River adventure.

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"Forest Gold"

(plein air)

oil on wood panel
12 x 9

Cowichan River Gold SOLD

2010-10-11T12:06:00.001-07:00

Here, in Victoria BC, it's a beautiful,

sunny and warm day.

So warm that this morning I enjoyed

breakfast outside on the balcony - in October.

Happy Thanksgiving Day in Linnyland!

This painting is from another recent warm day adventure,

further north on Vancouver Island, along the Cowichan River.

Thanks to all of my friends and patrons

and land of blog buddies for all of your

comments and support.

Wishing you all a beautiful day, too!

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"Cowichan River Gold"

oil on canvas

(plein air)

12 x 9
SOLD

Rainbow Park Gold

2010-10-03T14:19:00.001-07:00

This is another little one from

a recent road trip, painted in

the postcard beautiful Rainbow Park

at Alta Lake.

There I was surrounded by

beautiful mountains,

and yet, it was

trees that inspired me.

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"Rainbow Park Gold"

oil on wood panel

6 x 8

Thanks and credit for the photo go to Jason Boron.

September on the River

2010-09-30T21:15:00.001-07:00

This one is from

a recent roadtrip

painted above and beside the powerful

Cheakamus River falls.

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"September on the River"

oil on board

10 x 8

Late Summer Evening SOLD

2010-09-16T19:21:00.000-07:00

This one is

from a recent adventure

atop Highrock Park as a

late summer storm approached.

I wish that I had at least three

more sets of hands along with

three more easels so that

I could have made an attempt

to capture all of the

changing and increasingly

intense colors.

As it was, I feel fortunate to have

been out painting on that

particular evening.

Plus, imagine how long

it would take to clean up eight hands,

four easels

and all of the brushes, too.

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Late Summer Evening

(plein air)

oil on wood panel

12 x 9
SOLD

A Full Day

2010-09-11T08:52:00.000-07:00

This is from a late August

late afternoon

adventure

Moses

Point.

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"A Full Day"

(plein air)

oil on wood panel

9 x 12

Late Summer - Cowichan Lake

2010-09-02T09:36:00.001-07:00

This one came back with me from

last week's Cowichan Lake adventure.

During late August

and September Vancouver Island

has a soft, gentleness added to it's

beauty.

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"Late Summer - Cowichan Lake'

(plein air)

oil on wood panel

9 x 12

Prairie Gold

2010-08-26T20:57:00.000-07:00

Here's another

in my grain

elevator series.

It's based on

one of the three

(as far as I know)

still standing

wooden elevators

of Mossleigh, Alberta.

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"Prairie Gold"

oil on canvas

20 x 10

Katie's Window & The Gallery Below

2010-08-21T14:21:00.001-07:00

Wednesday night was great, thank-you

to all of my collectors and friends who attended!

'Life is good', truly good, having all of you in it

-including, you, my blogger friends.

This is the painting from

that lovely, lively, fun-filled evening at

The Gallery where Katie, from the suite above,

came by and said that she

has always wanted to live in a building that

was "cool enough that someone would

want to do a painting of it".

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"Katie's Window & The Gallery Below"

oil on canvas

(semi-plein air)

12 x 9

Summer Fields SOLD

2010-08-17T18:48:00.001-07:00

I painted this little one a few whiles back,

it's from an evening paint on the way

home from an afternoon paint.

A magical evening next to

the freshly mowed hayfields.

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"Summer Fields"

(plein air)

oil on wood panel

6 x 8

SOLD

If you're in Oak Bay tomorrow night stop by

at The Gallery in the Oak Bay Village for the start of,

'life is good'

~local landmarks & other happy places~

paintings by Linny D. Vine

18 August - 25 August

2223A Oak Bay Avenue

Cherry Blossom Castle

2010-08-10T19:07:00.000-07:00

This one is a Linnyland long and leaner

version of Victoria's castle on the hill,

The Craigdarroch Castle.

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"Cherry Blossom Castle"

oil on canvas

24 x 12

Late Afternoon - Lake Cowichan SOLD

2010-08-05T18:31:00.001-07:00

And, after the picnic and an afternoon

of swimming among the small orange bellied newts

(the first that I've ever seen - maybe the young of

the lake's legendary "Stin-Qua") I painted this one,

then another swim...

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'Late Afternoon - Lake Cowichan'

(plein air)

oil on wood panel

8 x 10

SOLD

Summer Morning - Lake Cowichan SOLD

2010-08-04T19:06:00.000-07:00

Last week

I enjoyed an up island

adventure to Lake Cowichan with

fellow, fellow painter

Jeffrey J. Boron.

We arrived at a quiet spot on the lake

early in the day and I painted this little one

before my first swim.

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"Summer Morning - Lake Cowichan"

(plein air)

oil on wood panel

6 x 8

SOLD

Gallery Treasure

2010-07-31T16:44:00.000-07:00

I mentioned in my earlier post on this year's

Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Moss Street Paint-In

that I would post the painting

that I worked on during the event and this is it.

Each year at the Paint -In I have worked on a painting

of a building that is located somewhere along Moss Street

so, this year I decided to get a few reference shots

of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria from the angle of it's

beautiful Asian themed garden.

While I was in the garden getting the photos

I saw the door to the gallery open and I was delighted

to see, Mary-ellen, the co-ordinator of the Paint-In,

come through the door for a coffee break in the beautiful garden!

And, as I mentioned (approximately 30,000 times) during the

Paint-In, the gallery's special garden is a gentle place

to calm one's senses after the stimulation

of taking in all that there is to experience

during a visit to the gallery and/or

to the Moss Street Paint-In.

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"Gallery Treasure"

oil on canvas

20 x 20

Sunset Sheep SOLD

2010-07-23T08:48:00.000-07:00

This one is from a recent

summer evening

painting adventure.

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"Sunset Sheep"

(plein air)

oil on board

12 x 9

SOLD