Deep Cove

Terri requested this painting some time ago whilst we were taking night  pictures overlooking Deep Cove.  

I had a large canvas 28" by 40" or something like that,  given to me and it needed a picture on it.

Once I started on the background there was no stopping me, I became fixated with the lights, and the sunset's glow on the water.  Using just the right colors to create the distant blacks was very tricky.

My first commissioned painting - price - free.

Deep Cove

Oil on Canvas

A PRETTY LADY

A couple of months ago I attended a portrait painting demonstration by a local artist, Zwany van Gust - she is a very good artist - trained in Holland.  

Zwany paints in acrylics and I in oil, so instead of painting her examples I decided to paint my own example using her technique and tips.  That is how the "pretty lady" happened.  

I hope she likes herself - I like her.

( I got a lot of glare on the photograph, even though I didn't use a flash - grrrr!)

 Oil on Canvas

16" x 20"

Reflecting

Over the summer I was given the opportunity to enter a show at the Chilliwack Museum.

Having recently visited the Burnaby Museum, I decided to check the pictures I took there for inspiration as the show was entitled "Memories"

I used my picture of a "display" home from way back, deleted some clutter (museum artifacts) added the little boy's face reflecting in the mirror as he peeks in awe into the window.

It was a fun painting.

Reflecting

Oil on Deep Canvas

16" x 20"

The play of light and reflections on water is always a fascination.

Capturing it plus the movement in the water was quite a challenge.

I'm happy with the result  . . .  and the painting is sold to a good 

home.

Spring Creek
Oil on Canvas
18 x 24  - sold

Spring brought  some foggy and frosty early mornings.

Which is what inspired the picture below.

Sunrise over the Vedder River

Oil on Canvas 

16 x 20