Under a Pumpkin Sky SOLD

September in Victoria was all golden skies while
October's morning and evening skies
have been shades of orange.
This painting is from a plein air adventure
on one of October's orange skied mornings.
I set up along the Lochside trail
near the pumpkin fields of Michell's farm in Saanich
and painted looking up toward the Michell farm house.
This one is all about happiness!
Happy Pumpkin Skies and Happy Halloweening, too!
And happy almost LINNY at LARGE showtime
at the Mercurio Gallery ...
the show opens on Tuesday the 3rd of November!
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9 x 12
(plein air)
oil on wood panel
SOLD

Autumn Oaks - Highrock Park SOLD

I've been busy with preparations

for my November solo show,

LINNY at LARGE,

at the Mercurio Gallery

but on Saturday morning it was so sunny

and warm that I snuck out for a

plein air adventure to one of

the parks in my neighbourhood.

The sky clouded over while I was painting

but the temperature stayed warm

and as the clouds moved in I became more and more fond

of the combination of green moss, golden Garry oak leaves,

and all of the different blues and greys

of the rocks, mountains and sky.

Some of the large rock formations at Highrock Park

look as though they are sculptures that have been

carefully placed and arranged

to accentuate the views of

the Strait of Juan de Fuca and

the Olympic Mountains,

(and maybe they have!)

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oil on wood panel

(plein air)

12 x 9

Across the Lagoon to Hatley Castle

This quick little sketch

is from a few weeks ago when the colors

of autumn were at their most brilliant and the

Mute swans were of a mood

to pose for me.

I set up on the breezy ocean side of

the road that runs along between

the Pacific ocean and the Esquimalt Lagoon.

The red front wall

of the historic Dunsmuir family castle is a cover

of Virginia Creeper vine.

To the left of the estate, are

colorful maple trees from the

beautifully aged Japanese strolling garden which,

in my opinion, is the jewel of

the Hatley Castle estate.

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oil on wood panel

(plein air)

8 x 10

Golden Days SOLD

When I first experienced the colorful city of Victoria,

it seemed to me that,

each neighbourhood had it's own unique

little corner store

and that VW bugs were the most

popular car on the road.

This little store

is close to my neighbourhood

and every October

the maple tree next to it turns brilliant

shades of gold,

similar in color to the Gold Nugget bubblegum

(in a drawstring cotton pouch) that

was, or maybe still is, sold in corner stores.

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acrylic on canvas

24 x 12
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Red Row SOLD

Happy Thanksgiving!

This little plein air is from a recent outing

to Victoria's Beacon Hill park.

My favourite colors of autumn are magnificent this year

and I'm very thankful to live in

this beautiful area.

I'm also thankful for all of the

wonderful connections I enjoy through my

art including all of you in

the land of blog!

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8 x 10

(plein air)

oil on wood panel

For more information contact Mercurio Gallery.

SOLD

Emily and Woo SOLD

This giant and very royal arbutus tree

stands on the front lawn of

the Empress Hotel,

(beside the Belmont Building

showing through the arbutus tree).

These historic buildings are located on Government Street

in the heart of Victoria's inner harbour.

The Empress Hotel, designed by Francis Rattenbury,

was built during Emily Carr's lifetime and very near

to Emily's family home.

And, wouldn't you know it, Emily and Woo happened to wander by

while I was working on this painting ...

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"Emily and Woo"

acrylic on canvas

24 x 12
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Colorful Harbour - Fulford Harbour, Salt Spring Island SOLD

After an early morning mid September lake swim (heavenly!),

breaky outdoors on the cabin porch,

some Salt Spring Island exploration and a beach picnic lunch

across the bay from Fulford Harbour

I had about an hour to set up, paint this little painting and get cleaned up,

before heading for the ferry back to Victoria.

I didn't even have time to

put my hands in the air like I didn't care!

(Ever since my return from Salt Spring I've adopted the ritual of

breakfasting outside on my balcony to make the feel of summer last. This morning still felt like summer except for the lack of fresh local fruit.

Do you have something that you are doing to make summer last?)

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oil on wood panel

(plein air)

10 x 8
SOLD

View from Mount Maxwell SOLD

This one is from my mid September adventure

to Salt Spring Island.

The view from Mount Maxwell is incredible!

Before I started to paint I met and visited

with Jane and Robb

who were enjoying their last lookout before

returning to Edmonton.

As I began painting

I was able to look down on the turkey vultures in flight

and watch a raven that was keeping an eye on me keeping an

eye on him/her

from one of the trees growing

below on the cliff.

The view is of the farms along the way to Fulford Harbour

and beyond that is Washington state.

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oil on wood panel

(plein air)

9 x 12

SOLD