Visiting Sea Lions won’t be ignored
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A small flock of Snow Geese landed just in front of the cabin this morning. They arrived in the most beautiful linear formation, settling on the water with such grace they could have been performing a scene from Swan Lake. The honking, however, was loud, abrasive and carried clearly over the still water. It sort
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Movie Night on the Bluff We decided that the safest way to socialize with friends during these days of Covid-19 was to have a movie night from the safety of our own cars. We set up a 7’x4′ screen on the porch of the Love Shack, bought a FM transmitter to get the sound of
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Algernon C. Swinburne It’s a sure sign that Spring has arrived when the trees start to blossom. Although the majority of trees and bushes are still in winter mode, the signs are everywhere that Spring is about to explode out of the starting gate. Only last week, you could hardly see any new growth. Other
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Eagle Tree Eagle Tree (tallest) behind the Love Shack Eagle Tree with Nest and Moon Eagle takes flight One of the things that attracted us to this property was that there was a nesting pair of eagles that lived in a tall Fir Tree in the centre of the acreage. This tree is about 50
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12”x24”. Pencil on cradled wood panel The start of any new painting is always full of potential. I know that there will be high points and low points before the painting is done. My excitement is akin to riding a roller coaster as the cars leave the station and begins to climb.This particular painting is
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SOLD. Winter Freedom. Painted April 2020, modified November 2021. 18″ x 24″. Acrylic on Canvas. One of the cool things about painting with Acrylic is how almost any mistake can be corrected. Back at the beginning of the pandemic, I tackled a very challenging painting of a white horse running through a snowy field in winter. Horses have always
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Mitch Portrait – #1 (21). 24 cm. x 19 cm. Acrylic on Canvas Mitch Portrait – #2 (20). 50 cm. x 40 cm. Acylic on Canvas Mitch at the Farmers’ Market. (27) 50 cm. x 50 cm. Acrylic on Canvas. “Mitch in Uruguay”. (39). 12″x12″. Acrylic on Cradled Wood Panel It’s been interesting to look
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I grew up in one of the windiest places in Canada (the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Southern Alberta) and would get nostalgic whenever there was an occasional wind storm in Vancouver. Still, nothing quite compares to a winter storm when the wind stirs the water into an endless sea of whitecaps, the
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Painted February 2019. 30 cm. x 40 cm. Acrylic on Canvas A friend posted this unusual picture of him swimming in Hawaii. The angle that the photo was taken really felt like you were right there with the swimmer. This was a little painting that started with a graphite drawing that I loved (very moody, with storm clouds
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