They Would Appear To Pray 2011

Way down below in the waters murk,
Smooth in those covert spaces which lurk,
Turtles recede back into the ocher body,
Merely the waters dressed for the camouflage,
Their greedy intentions conceal the montage,
Played for always and misses of prey,
An occasion of solitude for the mallards to stay,
Their precious ducklings young and fearless,
They’ll bob for pleasure as we peer less,
Such tangle of salmonberries small and sweet,
Stains to our every reach,
Soft green leaves and shoots so tender,
Everything in these natures spanned,
Shone into those spathed yellow bright hands,
They seem to pray,
At Mahood Creek in Wells Gray,
But infact it’s the cabbage,
With name skunks way,
Entice many a glance for what is not known,
The flora with scents not to fancy,
Still a pretty delight found fresh and free,
Odor not apparent for sweetness gives way to its dignity,
Time disapproved those blossoms,
Now its scent weighed upon disappointment,
And the smells shameless anointment.

Clouds Serenade Masset 2012

 
 
These are the skies which torture our hearts,
From beneath that embrace,
A moment which never came to late,
Only those clouds above which drift,
They’ll move about in a transient glow,
Occasionally they will look down,
Way down below,
Masset your skies with truth that lies,
Another storm we’ve seen,
Before that wet dawn has been,
These vapors which serenade our impatient breaths,
Leave us warm and we will send you off before our deaths,
They have changed once more,
Flutter and transfer and rumble and roar,
Clouds serenade Masset,
You have merely made all below very wet.

 



Queen Charlotte Islands Sojourn 2012

We just came back from the lovely Queen Charlottes and there was a lot of rain and some beautiful sun filled days. We stayed in Masset and Queen Charlotte City and visited our friends which live in Skidegate. This is one of the oil paintings I did in Masset when it wasn't raining so much. The cloud formation was pretty and I had to apply the paint very quickly, as another storm was moving in. I painted quite a bit and sketched a lot too. It was quite pricey for food and accomodations and we vacationed there for almost two weeks. We flew back by seaplane to Nanaimo and took the Ferry back as foot passengers and met more of our family on the North Shore. Winter on the West Coast so far has been fairly wet and cold but in the interior they have had some bad snow event days.