Beach Chairs

 

16x20. 

Best Fisherman on the Pier

16x20.  I have moved to Bayfield, Ontario for the summer.  Quite a change from Pender Island.
This morning while walking on the pier, I saw this fisherman - he had  5 very large bass suspended in the water and caught another as I walked past.  I was half way home when I realized I had to paint him, so ran back and asked his permission for a photo.  He immediately started to haul his fish out of the water, but I told him that wouldn't be necessary. 

Bird Cages Confectionery

 

This has been a little corner store in the James Bay area since

1915.

Point Roberts Road Trip

 

18x24

Blue Bridge Series #2 Sunset on VIA

 

Rail service was discontinued in March 2011 when corrosion was discovered on the bridge tracks. The VIA Rail "Dayliner" serviced the Western Communities with one daily round trip to Courtney and back.  A distance of 225km.  There are no rails included in the new bridge plan so Esquimalt Station is now the end of the line.  The rail bridge was dismantled in 2012.

Looking Back

16x20 Commission

Blue Bridge Series #1 Slippery When Wet

The Johnson St Bridge opened for use to pedestrians, cyclists, cars, streetcars, horse and wagons and trains in 1924.  It consisted of two separate parallel bridge spans - one for the E and N railway.   It provides  access between the Inner Harbour and the Gorge waterway for marine traffic.  It was black until repairs in 1979 when it was painted blue.   In 2010 Victoria City Councillors voted to replace rather than upgrade the old bridge and in a referendum, the city of Victoria residents approved by 60%  the borrowing of money to replace the bridge. 

Three's a Crowd

Southern View

 

Another 8x10 plein air from the cottage

The Yellow Cottage

The Bench

 

Another quick one of the windswept southern point

The Neighbour's Shed

 

A small, quick one, looking east.

White Chairs and Lavender

 

I have spent the last week at a lovely home on the ocean with a view of Swanson Channel.  

I have been doing plein air painting, battling the wasps and the hot sun.  So this one and the next few are quick studies of the scenery at this location.

Moon light on St. Ann's

Seaspan King

 

This painting is inspired by a photo taken by the late artist Rob Ocet.  He lived in Montreal and then Campbell River.  His son Rob was kind enough to lend me some of his photos, which are presumably from the Campbell River area.

Working Late

 

B.C. Parliament buildings at sunset

Foxgloves

A 2013 K.D. Odyssey

Stuffed Queens

 

Normally these would be destined for a martini.  

Right now they are trying to get a response from my warring taste buds.