Saturday, July 9, 2011

2010 BC landscapes

















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spring 2011 - sea to sky landscapes

After taking Emily Carr courses and FCA courses all fall, I have become smitten with my favourite subject matter... sea to sky landscapes!










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gabriola workshop 2010

painting at the FCA workshop with Mom and whistler friends was very fun! four instructors , inspirational instruction, and a great setting, was a lot of fun!


painting at a farm house
















another inspiring ocean front location










my plein air site at Drumberg provincial park - idyllic!







mom at Drumberg too!




crits afterward at our cabin with our whistler crowd







displaying our works at the final evening open house








mom with our heroes


Mike and Brent



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Gabriola Island Plein air workshop sept 2010


Plein air painting is difficult... finding something you like to paint, focusing, working under time pressure, changing light and changing weather....


a few results...










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fall 2010














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Desolation sound highlights

Plein Air painting with Robert Genn + 6 keen students touring Desolation sound by boat was pure magic! great scenery, instruction, + great inspiration!



http://clicks.robertgenn.com/wrong-turns.php  for Bob's trip summary from his weekly newsletter...

 
whales greeted us 15 minutes out of campbell river



fabulous scenery, I took over 600 photos!

gorgeous flowers and colours




painting on board the boat.. do you detect a difference between my easel and Bob Genn's?





great waterfalls and vistas





Bob and company!











Our boat, the columbia III, and our keen group of painters!










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