Chinatown Pine SOLD

Sun Neen Fai Lok! /Happy New Year!

The year of the tiger starts today and Victoria's Chinatown

is decorated in preparation for the

new lunar year celebrations.

All along the streets there are large red lanterns

strung high above the cherry and pine trees.

The color red represents happiness and good luck

and the pine tree represents longevity and endurance.

Having a pine tree on your property

is said to bring good fortune,

(and, according to Linny lore, a painting of one will as well!)

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"Chinatown Pine"

oil on canvas

20 x 10

SOLD

Quonley's Corner SOLD

You may remember that in September

I painted the Quonley's store

as part of a Victoria plein air event and

this studio painting is of the same Chinatown landmark.

Quonley's is located on the corner of Fisgard

and Government Streets, in between

the Gate of Harmonious Interest and

the Silk Road Tea Company.

Often, as I paint, the figures in the painting will start

to develop personalities or

they begin to remind me of someone,

other times they will go through a few identities

as I'm developing the painting.

This time the elderly women rounding the corner

is on her way home with fresh produce

after her daily shopping trip.

The figure that has entered the interior of Quonley's

reminds me of another local artist, Robert Amos.

I didn't get to know the fellow over to the left

very well but I think that he's a young

guy who was passing through Chinatown

on his way to the coffee shop next to the skateboard store.

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Quonley's Corner

acrylic on canvas

36 x 30
SOLD

Quonley's

I was up bright and early this morning to take part in

"Local Colour - Art on the Streets"

organized by the Downtown Victoria Business Association.

The theme of the event was; visual artists capturing the

character and vibrancy of Downtown Victoria.

It's usually color that attracts me to a scene and if the scene

has red in it then I'm ready to paint.

This morning on the corner of Fisgard and

Government streets

I saw red and lots of it so, I

set up to paint the Quonley's store.

Quonley's is located next to

the Gate of Harmonious Interest in the heart of Chinatown.

The beautiful and colorful Chinatown district of Victoria

is one of Canada's designated National Historic Sites.

This was one of my

"put your hands in the air like you don't care"

creative experiences having fun and painting while chatting with

friendly locals and tourists.

The folk that stopped to talk left me with many wonderful

comments and when they asked me,

"What would you call this style of yours?",

I told them "Linnyism".

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oil on wood panel

(plein air)

14 x 11

"Quonley's" will be in the

upcoming "Local Colour" art show...details TBA.

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Also, please visit the blog of artist & wordsmith, Carol Schiff.

Carol has kindly mentioned me on her latest posting,

"The Swimming Hole", and I'm in love with her

description of my work.

Thank-you, Carol!!!