#29 30 Paintings in 30 Days Creek at Porpoise Bay

#29 Creek at Porpoise Bay    8x8 Oil on Paper/Panel   $150.00

This is a stunningly beautiful provincial park with more scenes to paint than you can imagine. 

I thought I would share in this post a bit about my painting process in case you might be interested.

I came to be painting here as I took part in a one week plein air workshop with Richard Robinson from New Zealand. It was an excellent experience but it did come with some challenges. It was plus 30s all week and there was no shade in this location so we were out in the heat all day. Also, it was very green which is notoriously difficult to paint. 

I painted two studies of this little scene and was happy with some aspects of each. I was disappointed not to bring home what I could consider a painting though. It seemed like a good time to tackle it again because winter is back in force again. The first is a 1 colour study and silly me, I chose Caribbean Blue. It is dark but I would have been better to use a colour I was more familiar with. The mistake I made with the second one was to chase the light. By chase, I mean I painted on the one painting all day. To be fair this is a common mistake with plein air but I hope I can say I won't make it again. 

#25 30 in 30 Overlander Falls

Overlander Falls 8x10 Oil on Paper/Panel   $150.00

This is the a little hike on the way to B.C. at about the halfway mark, perfect for giving the dog a break. I painted it years ago in a larger format but have always wanted to do it smaller. Yesterday was kind of  grey all day it was the perfect time to do it.

#23 30 Paintings in 30 Days - English Bay

#23 English Bay   8x10 Oil on Panel   $150.00

This is a winter scene in Vancouver that is a stroll down memory lane. Many young people I know had their first apartment in this walkable area of Vancouver. The mist often hangs over the city and then burns off mid day. 

#22 Of Course People Move Here!

Of Course People Move here!   8x10 Oil on Paper/Board   $150.00

We were on a long walk around Victoria a few years ago at Christmas and this is a scene we encountered. Now I ask you who wouldn't want to live there!

#12 30 in 30 Winter Walk in Louise McKinney Park

#12 Winter Walk in Louise McKinney Park 8x8 Oil on Paper/board  

I hummed away while I was painting this scene because we had friends here from the west coast and we all went out for a winters walk in the real cold! That probably sounds crazy to some of my friends from the south but to put it in perspective, -25 is when the kids have to stay inside for recess. 

Somehow the colder it gets, the sunnier it usually is!