Sunday, April 28, 2024

Cats On Chairs
I've started a new project called "Cats on Chairs". The medium is acrylic collage and its a bit different from my usual acrylic painting. In this process I paint, stamp, or print on deli paper to create the medium that is used in the built surface. I'm posting the first three which will be on display and for sale at the Spring, Art Focus Show on May 3, 4th and 5th, 2024. The show will be held in the Mabbett Room at the Port Coquitlam Community Centre, 2150 Wilson Ave in Port Coquitlam.

Bunny 12 X 12 $60.00

Merlin 12 X 12 $60.00

Ninja 12 X 12 $60.00


Thursday, April 11, 2024


Simply White  24 X 30  $625.00
This piece will be on display at the Port Coquitlam Community Centre starting April 24 2024 
until June 18 2024, along with several other works by Art Focus Artist Association artists.
The address is 2150 Wilson Ave in Port Coquitlam.

 


Sunshine Sonata  16 X 20   $475.00



Sunlight & Fresh Ferns 24 X24 $600.00


 

Forest Deep 24 X 30  SOLD
An old Maple nearing the end but supporting so much
new life.

Gentle Currents 16 X 20  SOLD

One Day In March 24 X 24  SOLD
Mossy old logs in a cold cascading stream.

Thinking River Thoughts 16 X 20  $475.00

Thompson River Hills 16 X 20  $475.00
Warm ochre hills and crisp rustling sage just outside Kamloops.

Under a Winter Moon 36 X 36  $785.00

 

A Few More Bears
Audrey  8 X 8   SOLD
This little painting was part of a project celebrating the
30 year anniversary of Art Focus Artists Association.
Paintings had to incorporate a few symbols designating
30 years. I managed two of them, emerald green and the 
pearls, but couldn't fit in the lillies.

Juniper 16 X 20  SOLD

Marilyn 10 X 10  $150.00

 

Mushrooms 
Delightful surprises at our feet.
Forest Muse  8 X 8  $125.00
A lucky find with a lucky 4 leafed clover.

Ground Zero  8 X 10  SOLD

Westcoast Symphony  8 X 10  $125.00

 

 Some small pieces inspired by the forest

Off The Beaten Path 12 X 12 SOLD

Silent Grace 8 X 10   SOLD
False Ginger growing on a mossy old stump.

The Checkered Shore 8 X 8   SOLD
Sunshine and shadow by the river.

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Water, Rocks & Trees


View From The Edge 20 X 20  SOLD
Haida Gwaii beach near Masset. One of the most beautiful
places in British Columbia.

Waters Edge 30 X 24   SOLD
A peek of the Coquitlam River through the trees and
overtop the rocks.

Woodland Halls, Cool & Green
24 X 36   SOLD
A portion of the Westcoast Trail in Port Coquitlam. 

Lost In The Moment  30 X 24  SOLD
 This pond is part of the side channel that was built beside the Coquitlam
River to increase the numbers of spawning salmon. The side channel 
alternates from peaceful ponds to babbling brooks meandering  
through the landsccape.

Two scenes from California


In Search of Lost Time  24 X 24  SOLD
A magical corner at the Mission in Carmel. The statue
looks like St Francis but is really the founder of the 
mission. The brightness of the orange window above 
the shaded garden really caught my eye.

Ocean Bound 30 X 40  $795.00


 

Saturday, April 6, 2024

And Dances With Daffodils
16 X 16   SOLD

Galanthus 18 X 24   $475.00

Garden Song   30 X 40  $795.00




 


Some of these landscapes have left me 
with wonderful memories

On River Time  24 X 30  SOLD
A cloudy day on the Coquitlam River Trail - I was trying to convey the misty,
damp feel of the trees and rocks that are such a part of this wonderful local river.

Pelican Bay 30 X 24  SOLD
Exactly what I love most about California. The colours, the ocean,
the surf, and pelicans in the sky.

River Morning 40 X 30  SOLD
Another painting of one of my favourite places, the Coquitlam River.

  
Scent of Snow & Rosey Cloud
12 X 12  SOLD
This beautiful spot on the Thompson River just outside of Kamloops is where 
my son and family go to find a Christmas tree. Cold, bright and peaceful.

Strange Bedfellows 24 X 20  SOLD
These two guys were drawn together to feast on a dead salmon. It was pretty chewed up 
so I used my artistic license to exclude the salmon but I loved seeing them together in
this wintery landscape.

Trolley Ride 12 X 12  SOLD
This wonderful old trolley in Astoria, Oregon is operated and maintained entirely by volunteers. Their obvious enthusiasm and dedication to historic realism recreates a delightful step back in time. With this picture I wanted to convey that lovely nostalgia we feel when we remember treasured moments from the past.

The Side Channel  12 X 12 
Framed  $250.00


 

Friday, April 5, 2024

Some of my bear portraits



Beaudelaire

Ferlinghetti

Kerouac

Longfellow


Melville

Pushkin

Wordsworth



 

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