Autumn Mist, Sooke River

This autumn scene was inspired by the late afternoon sun casting a shadow on the Sooke River creating a beautiful back drop to the interesting shapes of the overhanging bare branches.
It is an 8"x 10" oil painting on birch panel. No longer Available

Mill Pond Reflections

This painting was inspired by a scene near an old Mill Pond used to contain logs for milling. This pond is near the mouth of Ayum Creek outside the town of Sooke.   The still reflections of the dark forest, gold and green grasses along with the old wood structures served as a perfect composition.
This is an 8"x 10" oil painting on linen mounted on a wood panel. No longer Available

Waterfall in the Forest

This painting was inspired by a scene on Todd Creek located within a Vancouver Island rain forest. This waterfall only runs full during the rainy season where it then flows into the Sooke River.
This is an 8"x 10" oil painting on birch. No Longer Available

A Walk through the Woods, Yellow Point

This painting was inspired by a recent visit to Yellow Point.  I encountered this beautiful scene of the light coming down on this clearing within the forest.
This is a 10" by 14" oil painting on canvas board.  Available

Autumn Afternoon, Sooke River

This painting was inspired by a walk along the Sooke River one November afternoon.  The warm sunlight contrasted beautifully with the cool shadows along the river.
This is an 8"x10" oil painting on birch panel. No longer Available

Storm Surge

This painting was inspired by a west coast winter storm on the southern tip of Vancouver Island.  During the winter months, storm winds combined with seasonal high tides can create dramatic storm surge conditions.
It is a 24" by 14" oil painting on linen.  No longer Available

Sunlight on Bilston Creek

This painting was inspired by a scene on Bilston Creek near Metchosin BC.  The patches sunlight penetrating the dark coastal forest shadows, highlighted this enchanting Vancouver Island forest scene.
It is a 15 1/4" x 10" oil painting on canvas board.  No longer available

Big Rock

This oil painting was a commissioned work based on a photo of a popular location on the Nanaimo River called "Big Rock"  
This is an 11" x 14" oil painting on a Birch Panel.    Not Available
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Lone Tree

This oil painting was inspired on a trip to Whiffin Spit where a lone tree near the end of the Spit stood out against the soft fog in the background and the dried grasses and scattered logs in the foreground.
This is an 8"x10" oil painting on wood.  No longer Available

Snowfall on Stone Ridge

This is a small oil painting inspired by a snowy scene near Stone Ridge overlooking the town of Sooke and the Strait of Juan de Fuca in the distance.  The warm colors of the late afternoon winter sky provided a perfect contrast to the cool colors of the snow and shadows.  This is a 5"x7" oil painting on wood panel.   No longer Available

Shelter from the Storm

This painting was inspired by a plein aire session on a windy November day on Whiffin Spit near Sooke British Columbia. The driftwood structure in the painting is a temporary structure built by beach visitors.  I thought the subject lent itself perfectly to the mood of the November light and the west coast storm.
This a 11" by 14" oil painting on birch panel.  No longer available 

Sunset Glow

This painting was inspired by the glow of the setting sun reflecting softly on the landscape while the shadows along the rocks held a cool bluish tone.  This scene is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island at a location called Point No Point.
This is an 10" by 8" oil painting on birch Panel.  No longer available

Running Low

This painting was inspired by an early October plein aire outing to the Sooke River near a place called Sand Pebble.  The river was running unusually low after a long dry summer.  The light  colored exposed rocks added an interesting aspect to this view of the river.
This is an 8" x 10" oil painting on wood panel.  No longer Available

Big Cloud Rising

This painting of a big cloud rising towards the East over the greater Sooke area was inspired during a walk late one afternoon on Whiffin Spit.
This is a 9x12 oil painting on birch panel.   No longer available

Mill Pond Shoreline

This painting was initiated as a plein aire painting one sunny spring day near an old mill pond next to the mouth of Ayum Creek.  The old wood structure sticking out of the mud at the edge of the pond provided an interesting focal point for this composition.  The various shades of spring time green and warm colors added a certain beauty to this scene.
This is an 8" by 10" oil painting on wood panel.     Available  

Gold Rush

This painting was inspired one fall afternoon by a scene on the Sooke River.  

This is a 12" by 36" oil painting on canvas. No longer available

Tale of Two Trees

This painting was inspired by two fruit trees planted next to each other at the edge of a field bordered by the bank of the Sooke River.
This is an oil painting on a 6"by8" birch panel.  No longer Available

Spanish Moss in Morning Gold

This oil painting was inspired by an early morning west coast scene on Whiffin Spit.  The long wispy strands of Spanish Moss caught the first golden rays of the sun while the soft layers of fog swaddled the cool forested hills.

This is a 15" by 30" oil painting on canvas.   No longer available.

Riverside Maple

This painting was inspired by a bent Maple tree along the bank of the Sooke River.  The unusual shape of this tree with it's moss covered trunk against a carpet of reddish fallen leaves lent a special beauty to this scene.
This is an 8" by 10" oil painting on wood panel. No longer Available

Morning Shadows

This painting was inspired by a walk one bright winter morning along the Whiffin Spit trail. The low winter sun cast long cool shadows which contrasted perfectly with the dried colorful vegetation.
This is an 8" by 10" oil painting on wood panel.   No longer Available

Aylard's Apple Trees

This painting resulted from a visit to East Sooke Park on Vancouver Island.  Part of the park consists of remnants an old farmstead call Aylard Farm and these old apple trees with their organic twisted limbs provided the perfect inspiration.
This is an 8x10 oil painting on birch panel.  Available

West Coast Winter

This painting was inspired by a typical west coast winter day on Whiffin Spit near Sooke on  Vancouver Island. The windswept evergreen tree is softened by the grey mists drifting in from the Pacific Ocean
It is an 8" by 10" oil painting on birch.  No longer Available

Arbutus at Pipers Lagoon

This painting is an early fall scene at Pipers Lagoon near Nanaimo of an arbutus tree growing out of a rocky outcropping.  The tree overlooks the Strait of Georgia between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia.

This is a 9" x 12" oil painting on birch panel.  Not Available.  Limited edition prints available.

Riverswept

This painting was inspired during a visit to the Sooke River last month with the early signs of fall beginning to show.  This river swept alder tree growing along the bank of the Sooke River provided a perfect subject for painting.

This is an 8" x 10" oil painting on birch panel. No longer Available

Setting Sun

This painting was inspired by a scene along a trail through the woods at Yellow Point where light from the setting sun created this beautiful scene. 

This is an 9" x 12" oil painting on canvas board.  No longer Available

After the Rain

This painting was inspired by a plein aire session one spring day overlooking the Sooke Basin.   The tide was out and the rain had just stopped, lending this scene a peaceful reflective moment while clouds on the distance hill slowly lifted.

This is an oil painting on a 8" by 10" canvas board.  No longer available

A Walk Through the Woods

This painting was inspired by a walk through the forest early one evening during a visit to Yellow Point Lodge.  The diffused light coming straight down on the ferns and moss against the beautiful backdrop of the dark west coast evergreen forest provided the perfect impetus for this painting.

This is an oil painting on a 16" x 20" stretched linen.  No longer Available 

A Boy Catching Tadpoles

This painting was inspired by my grandson looking for tadpoles at the edge of a small lake. This composition reminded me of some of the paintings by the Impressionists which further suggested a similar treatment of this scene.  I thought it gave the viewer an impressionistic snapshot in time of a young boy enjoying a moment of carefree curiosity and discovery.  The location was Prospect Lake, Victoria, BC.

This is an oil painting on a 12" by 16" canvas board. Available

Marion

This is a 11" x 14" oil painting of a family member on canvas board.  Not Available

Fog Lifting Over the Wetlands

This painting was inspired by an early morning scene near the Oyster River.  I wanted to capture the mystical beauty of the lifting fog over the beautiful hues of the marsh grasses covering the wet lands.

This is an 8" by 10" oil painting on canvas board.  No longer Available

Shades of Summer

This painting is of a scene taken from Tower Park in Metchosin overlooking Witty's Beach.  I wanted to capture the sunlight and the dappled shade on the reddish trunks of the Arbutus tree on a warm summer day.

  

This is a 16" by 20" oil painting on canvas board.  No longer Available

Where the Sky loves the Sea

This painting is loosely based on a beautiful summer scene near Ross Bay, Victoria.

It is a 16"x 20" oil painting on linen.  Available

Lone Cloud over Prospect Lake

I wanted to capture this painting in the style of the early impressionists like Monet and Van Gogh. This scene from Prospect Lake on Vancouver Island.

It is a 9" by 12" oil painting on wood panel.  No longer Available

Down River

With this painting from a scene on the Sooke River, I wanted to capture the beauty and magic of looking down river as the stream seems to disappear into mist and light around the bend. I wanted to share with the viewer the beauty a river's ever changing mood and how it touches our emotions.

This is an oil painting on a 9" by 12" canvas board.  No longer Available

Windswept Evergreens on Whiffin Spit

This painting was originally created as a plein aire one November day on Whiffin Spit. Since then I created this studio version of the same scene. I wanted to capture and share with the viewer, the raw changing features of a November day on the west coast. The weak sunlight from the south west contrasting with the dark clouds seems to add to the drama of the perpetually wind bent trees.

This is a 9" by 12" oil painting on canvas. No longer Available