SUNSET YUKON RIVER

Title:  Sunset Yukon River

Medium:  Watercolour

Size: 8x10
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There was glass on the painting when I took the photo so you can see it.

I really do love sunsets and anybody that knows me would know just how many 

I have painted.  I moved my studio from Magundy back to my basement in town.

Unfortunately the weather has not really cooperated with my outdoor

studio this summer.  But one thing that I have done is get lots of pictures of 

mushrooms for reference material this winter.

FISH LAKE WHITEHORSE

Title:  Fish Lake, Whitehorse

Medium:  Mixed Media

Size 9x11

The day was unusually  calm for this lake which can be quite rough.

Nice fishing there too.

FIREWEED ON THE ALASKA HIGHWAY

Title: Alaska Highway

Medium:  Watercolour

Image Size:  5x7
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Summer is marching by. I felt the shift on August 1st  from summer to fall.  

Way too early in my books! But there you have it.  It's that intangible bite in the 

air  and as soon as you feel it you know there is no going back.

It has been raining all day in Faro.  I was at Magundy for a few days and 

started working on my newest piece.  My largest yet.  Four feet square.

I have the drawing on and have used molding paste to create texture.

I am working Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  So I will have to 

wait til Monday to start.

REGARDING BETTER LEFT ALONE

This is the first "finished product" but I was not satisfied.

 Title:  Impression:  Dragon Lake, Yukon

Medium:  Mixed Media (Acrylic and oil pastel)

Size 3ftx4ft
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This was the finished product - the warping has diminished somewhat and 

I had some indentations which showed up like the canvas was stamped 

but another Faro artist suggested that I take a cloth with water and 

see if I could get the marks out and this worked beautifully!

So here is the painting and I thought it was ready for the dumpster.

I hung it today in the Anvil Range Art Society's  Gallery and Gift

Shop right here in Faro.

MORE SMALL WORKS

All paintings are 4"x6"

They frame to a 5x7 and the medium is Watercolour, watercolour pencil, india ink and some oil pastel 

                                                                            

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BOLETUS, HYDNUM IMBRICATUM AND OTHERS

Title:  Yukon Mushrooms 

Medium:  Watercolour

Size: 9x12

I really enjoy mushroom hunting and they are popping up everywhere.

The hydnums are really nice to look at but they are not edible. Squirrels 

love to eat them tho. I like to eat the boletus 

and the red caps and of course morels.  I had a discussion today about 

very large mushrooms that are edible. They sound like a portobello 

mushrooms but I have no idea if we have them in the Yukon.

BETTER LEFT AL0NE

Title:  Dragon Lake

Medium:  Acrylic

Size 3ftx4ft

Well this painting no longer exists.  It became another painting 

because I  added to it and it became a new painting. I was looking 

through my photos and came across it and it caused me to pause

because I actually like it just like this and wonder why I 

felt a need to change it.  

That's life, I guess sometimes I can keep working on 

a piece when really I should have just left it the way it was.

The revised painting is in an earlier posting and it has never been 

hung anywhere because the canvas warped and I need to fix this:

I'm not sure how so it sits in my basement.

ART CARDS

In the last year of have started making Art Cards. I really enjoy making these.

Here are a few samples

POND ON THE ROBERT CAMPBELL

Title:  Robert Campbell Highway

Medium:  Mixed Media

Size:  16x20

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I really enjoyed painting this picture, this pond  is at about km 457 

on the Campbell Highway.  

It rained at Magundy for most of my three days off, so I worked on and off on it.

Yesterday Jeff and I went 

mushroom hunting and picked some morels and King Boletus mushrooms.

We cooked some laketrout and pan-fried the mushrooms in butter.

What a great life.

My friend Nina Toeller took the photo I 

used as reference.  I have painted this place before but it was darker and 

the dead trees were in silhoette.

YUKON BLOOMIN FIREWEED

Title:  Yukon Fireweed

Size:  4x6

Medium:  Mixed Media

When I say mixed media I use watercolour, ink, pastel, 

watercolour pencil and india ink.

NEWEST PAINTING - ANVIL RANGE

Title:  Anvil Range, Faro Yukon

Medium:  Watercolour and Pencil

Size 4x6 inches

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Yet another teeny tiny work.  I have started another painting that will frame to 16x20

ANVIL RANGE PAINTING

Title:  Anvil Range

Medium:  Acrylic

Size: 2ftx3ft

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My friend Nina Toeller took a photo from behind the Faro mine. 

 I used the photo for

reference and this work resulted.

I would like to start another big painting soon.

After my son's graduation things should slow down a bit.

I have been making lots of art cards as they have been selling well.

THUMBNAIL POND ON MITCHELL ROAD

Title:  Pond - Mitchell Road

Medium:  Watercolour

Size:  4x6

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I have always loved to do these tres petite paintings.  I don't think I will ever

tire of doing them. I intend to do a series of plein air ones this summer.

The firesmart crew made a trail down to this little body of water just outside of Faro one year.

I love the little ponds in the Yukon.

MY CANVAS CONFIDENTIAL REVEALED

Title:  Mystic Moon

Medium:  Acrylic

Size: 12x14
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This little painting was done at about 4am in the morning.  No references just pure imagination.

That's what the criteria was. Just do something spontaneous.

This is for such a good cause.  It is an artist fund for emergencies, illness etc.

Yukon Artist at Work spearheaded the effort.

All the donated paintings sold for about $100.00 each. It is a good

start to the relief fund.

PLEIN AIR PAINTING AT MAGUNDY

Title:  Lupins in Boreal Forest

Medium:  Watercolour

Size:  5x7

Glorious summer is upon us. 

I have spent most of my spare moments out of town at Magundy.

The lupins are in bloom and they are on the side of the trail so I decided to paint a few. 

I am looking forward to painting outside this summer.  There is nothing like it.  I intend to take advantage of the warmth of summer and get out of the studio.

NEW PAINTINGS

Title:Little Salmon Lake

Medium:  Mixed Media

Size:  4x6

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Title:  Aurora Borealis

Medium:  Watercolour & Ink

Size:  4x6

It seems that I don't have as much time when summer hits to paint large paintings.

The  small ones that frame to 5x7 are kind of nice to do because they take

not that long and I take them to the Interpretive Centre and to our local Arts and Craft Store

Castle Glass and the tourists like them.

ANOTHER THUMBNAIL - SUBJECT DENA CHO TRAIL, FARO

Title:  Dena Cho Trail, Faro Yukon

Medium:  Watercolour and Pencil

Size:  4x6

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I have not had a lot of time to paint in the last little while because I have started work again.  The Sheep & Crane Festival was great but the weather was pretty rainy on Saturday.
I did this little guy about a week ago. I seem to be in bit of green phase.

BECOMING A PART OF THE ARTIST COMMUNITY

Title:  Summer Rain: Pelly Valley Near Faro

Medium:  Watercolour and Pencil

Size:  5x7

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It seems so long since I last posted. A few new things have happened. 

I am proud to say that I am Yukon Artists At Work's newest member.

This Whitehorse based artist co-op has great energy and

I feel that I am part of something bigger than just myself. 

 I will keep everyone posted as to when I am in

Whitehorse to do some shifts at the gallery as it is

an artist-run gallery.

I have also started working at the Campbell Region Interpretive Centre

for the summer. 

We are officially opening tomorrow and have a busy

weekend ahead with the 8th Annual Sheep &Crane Festival.

ANVIL RANGE PAINTING

 This is an example of another small painting. My photographer friend, Nina Toeller

took a photo on a hike up behind the Faro mine and I made a painting from it.

Title: Anvil Range

Medium:  Watercolour and ink

Size: 4x6
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THUMBNAIL - SPRING YUKON CROCUS

This weekend I am going for a hike to see if there are any on the South facing slope

across the highway.  I love to see a carpet of crocuses - Spring is really here!!

Title: Yukon Crocuses

Medium: Watercolour

Size: 4x6