Floating Flowerpot NFS

This little boat was home

for my first seven years in Victoria.

The boat's real name was the'Casa Miga',

(friendly house or home of friends),

but the captains of the Harbour Ferry Tour boats

dubbed it 'The Floating Flowerpot'.

It was a wonderful lifestyle,

full of all sorts of challenges, that all made sense

- during the summer months!

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"Floating Flowerpot"

acrylic on canvas

24 x 12

NFS

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1717 Government Street SOLD

Sun Neen Fai Lok and Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Happy Year of the Ox!

acrylic on canvas

20 x 10

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SOLD

Hill Top Tango

My other outdoor painting adventure this week

was to High Rock Park in Esquimalt where

these two oaks were doing their dips and glides

on the velvety green dance floor.

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"Hill Top Tango"

oil on board

14 x 11

Train and Buildings SOLD

I enjoyed two outdoor painting adventures this week.

The first, on Tuesday, was to the Vic West E & N rail yard with fellow painter fellows, Jeffrey J. Boron, Adam Noonan and Bob McPartlin. The heritage buildings of the rail yard are next to the the tall buildings of the Songhees development and across the street from the Vic West Park skate park.

It was a beautiful sunny morning, although a bit windy near the finish, and while I was packing up to leave I had an easel mishap which resulted in a small, but gritty, "train wreck" that required a bit of repair back in the studio.

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"Train and Buildings"

oil on canvas

11 x 14

SOLD

This painting is for sale. Contact the Mercurio Gallery for details.

Freddie's Flowers

Freddie's Flowers, almost on the corner, corner store is

located at the junction of Oak Bay and Victoria on Fort Street.

During the summer Victoria's boulevards bloom with

colorful plantings and this one was in just the right location

to be claimed by the store's signage.

(While I was painting this one the bike rider morphed into a

free-wheeling young fellow named Freddie.)

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"Freddie's Flowers"

acrylic on canvas

16 x 16

Road Tripper

Vining Street in Fernwood is lined with beautifully

restored heritage homes,

some of Victoria's oldest and most majestic cherry trees

and one VW van in mint conditon.

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"Road Tripper"

acrylic on canvas

20 x 16

Chinatown Cherry Tree

In the spring this cherry tree blooms at the entrance to the

Chinese Public School in Victoria's Chinatown.

As well as the abundance of blossoms,

it was the red on the building and the

big globes on the gate pillars that attracted me to

this scene.

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"Chinatown Cherry Tree"

acrylic on canvas

30 x 30

Chinatown Snow

Happy New Year/Sun Neen Fai Lok!

Wishing everyone a divine 2009!

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"Chinatown Snow"

acrylic on canvas

24 x 12