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Beach Painting at Dusk

Perhaps not the best day for painting, the wind was blowing, temperatures cold, and the light was failing. Still, I opted to record this scene from Hamilton Beach (Pender Island, BC, Canada) with a quick watercolour painted from the warmth … Continue reading

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Peter Cove North, Painting, and a Pose

A beautiful evening after the rain. An evening en plein air paint…… and the resulting painting. And our son striking quite the pose. . . . . Ads belong to WordPress.

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Peter Cove South, Playing and Painting

Peter Cove North on a summer day is filled with beautiful scenery both up close and in the distance. Driftwood dots the shore, inviting you to pull up a log, take a seat, and enjoy the view. As the tide … Continue reading

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Peter Cove South – a painting and a view (and some driftwood)

Today is another “painting and a view” post, this time at Peter Cove South. It was another overcast day, but luckily without rain. Late in the day we headed down to Peter Cove South. The family threw rocks into the … Continue reading

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Medicine Beach – A Painting and a View

This evening provided the opportunity for a quick landscape painting session at Medicine Beach on Pender Island. En plein air paintings make for quick brush strokes and very little fussing. The light dips quickly, plus their are still a few … Continue reading

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Trincomali View – Trincomali Painting

The view. The painting. Sometimes it is fun to look at the inspiration and the art together. This is one of our neighbourhood views. A short walk down a path opens up to the most spectacular vista. A perfect case … Continue reading

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Painting at Grimmer Bay

A little en plein air painting at Grimmer. Bay on Pender Island. You never quite know how these paintings will turn out.

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Silhouettes, Sunsets and Painting

Recently I’ve been looking through some images I had taken in November. I’ve been looking for painting inspiration and perhaps some ideas for drawing. I keep coming back to images I had taken late one afternoon on Medicine Beach, images … Continue reading

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“Roe Islet Arbutus #1” – painting

In my previous post I had mentioned spending time shooting images on Roe Islet as reference for a painting. I needed to finish a small piece up quickly for a fundraiser, and in the end I settled on painting an … Continue reading

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The Lupin Painting – Pender Island Art

In my post “Lupin by the Canal Bridge” I mentioned I had been looking through files for painting inspiration. I thought I would share the original image I decided to work from and the painting that followed. Art by Debra … Continue reading

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