Stucco on Cook

 

You can't tell from the photo but

I used lots of texture on this one to simulate the stucco

and the bricks of the chimney.

Then I used an absorbent ground medium and 

painted the blue like a watercolour, allowing 

the paint to mix and flow at will.

This Old House says...."1935 British Arts & Crafts cottage; 

prominent battered chimney with niche".

King Edwardian on George

Beaumont Marine Park

 

I am struggling with an interior painting and 

did this little one to loosen up.

Front Gable on George

 

When I was photographing this house, the owner was sitting on the porch.

  We got talking and she confided that she was going to be painting the house but couldn't decide what colour.  So I am looking forward to seeing what she decides to do with it.

I walked by the other day and the owner had painted the house a lovely periwinkle blue and was just trying to decide on a door colour.  

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Front Porch on Faithful

 

This huge old house on Faithful is one of my favourites.  

I pass by when I walk to Mom and Dad's place.  

It is one of the only houses of this size in the Cook St Village 

area to remain as a single family home

White Sheets

Corner store Moss and Fairfield

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Red and White

The Beagle

The Beagle is the pub in Cook St Village.  

Popular with the locals, particularly on hockey nights.

Reflection

Early Morning Back Alley

Faithful Trio

I pass these three beauties whenever I walk over to Mom and Dad's place.  

Similar, but so different.
At Madrona Gallery

St. Ann's

"Once Victoria’s first Roman Catholic Cathedral, it was built in 1858 and moved and added to the school in 1886.   The Public Works Department of the BC government purchased the building from the Sisters of St. Ann in 1974. Initially used as office space, the old wood and brick building suffered from years of minimal maintenance and was eventually condemned by the City of Victoria. The building remained closed for more than a decade as plans were considered for the redevelopment of the property.  A portion of the building (the Interpretive Centre) was restored to a 1920’s appearance while the majority of the building was converted into modern office space."(www.stannsacademy.com)
I pass through the grounds frequently and admire not only the building but the old orchard and the giant sequoia trees.                                    sold

Sunset on Pendergast

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Last Light on the Manor

59 Cook St.  Built 1913.   It is hard to miss this place on Cook - it really stands out!  Very different from everything else on the street.  Designed by architect Thomas Hooper 

for Christine Haas, who also owned a brothel on Broughten st. 

Rainbird Reflections

 

A new shop in Cook St Village that wisely sells rain gear in the winter 

and beach wear in the summer.  

Cook St is lined with enormous horse chestnut trees.  One of which is reflected in the window.

The Ravens have Taken over the Bench Again

Path up to the Road

 

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This is an old logging road behind the studio in the early morning.

Crows on a Garry Oak

Big City Small Town

Victoria is a city with a small town feel.  How many cities do you know that still have the power and phone lines above ground?  It has very few high-rises.  In fact, one of the few is reflected in the window - the infamous and notorious View Towers.  This stretch of Fort st. houses the popular Blue Fox Cafe where there are line-ups every weekend , the Iyengar Yoga studio upstairs and Babak's Oriental Carpets.