"THIS IS MY COUNTRY. WHAT I WANT TO EXPRESS IS HERE AND I LOVE IT. AMEN" - EMILY CARR (MAY 1934)

Sunday 19 May 2013

Wednesday 15 May 2013

A Yukon Burn with Fireweed

Original Acrylic on Canvas
5x7

A typical Yukon burn will have the standing dead trees and the official flower for the Yukon will bloom year after year after the fire is long gone.  
This is a typical summer day with blue sky and wispy clouds and a profusion of flowers.  The Fox Lake Burn between Carmacks and Whitehorse is the subject of this painting.  
In 1998 there was a huge fire in the Braeburn and Fox Lake area.

Saturday 11 May 2013

Thumbnail Study of Fireweed

#4 In the Yukon Government Commission
Original Acrylic on Canvas
5x7

I have nine small paintings to complete of Yukon Landscapes and fireweed is a must. This spot is near Faro at Blind Creek

Sunday 5 May 2013

3 Stages to Complete a Painting - Autumn Yukon Pond



Autumn Pond at Magundy
A Yukon Scene
20x20 Original Acrylic on Canvas




 Stage 2
Stage 1

I feel such a  sense of peace when I  walk to this pond which is across the Robert Campbell Highway (Yukon) from my home.  It is the time of year when the first snow comes and stays and the pond is not frozen yet.  There is a misty haze and it is very quiet, The refections on the pond are a deep dark colour and the air is cool. I think it is  very beautiful even though it is not a colourful time of year.