more mountains just for a change

works in progress

2010 BC landscapes

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!

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

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...

fall 2010

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!