This is a common scene on Granville Island, Vancouver. 

These delightful little boats are water taxis which transport all over the place in downtown Vancouver. 

Delightful! 

Watercolour, on paper,  20 X 22. With frame. 

Available. 

"Serenity", "Peaceful" and "Tranquil".

    

These are Eiderdown's. A very beautiful bird. 

All are watercolour on paper, 12 X 16. 

Available.

"Appetizers" & "Fine Dining"

 

Two crows i found hanging around the bins on Granville Island. 

These guys are fascinating creatures. 

Both are watercolour, 13 X 16, with frame. 

Available. 

"Lang's Grocery"

Langs Grocery is on 17 Ave. in Calgary. 

It has been there for a long time 

and is one of the few remaining 

family owned stores in Calgary. 

Watercolour, 16 X 21. 

Available. 

"Julia's Mom"

This was a tough one.

I had donated two 1/4 sheet watercolour commissions to a dog rescue 

group for their annual fundraiser. 

One of the winning bidders wanted a portrait of her mom 

and not a Boxer! Yikes! 

The challenge lay before me. It took a long time for me to get to it 

because i kept putting it off. But once i got started i had a lot of fun 

and think it would be good to not limit myself to just doing cows. 

There are many options before us. 

Watercolour on Arches 300 lb. C/P paper. 12" X 16".

"Hockey Night in Canada"

I forgot to take a picture of this without frame. It works so much better when i do. 

This is one of my entries in the "Oh Canada" show this weekend at the 

Ruberto Ostberg, Galleries in Calgary. 

It is what i feel represents Canada and that is a good old fashioned street 

hockey game on your typical street anywhere in rural Canada. 

This scene is based on "Victoria Street" in Nelson B.C. 

I love to do the villages and will often rely on my sketchbook 

for inspiration. Sometimes summers are spent wandering and sketching. 

This is watercolour on my Arches paper. 

"Shinny in Trinity Newfoundland"

We are having a Canada show at the gallery to coincide with the Olympics in Sochi.
25 artists are coming up with paintings they feel represents what Canada is to them.
So many things came to mind but i kept coming back to hockey.
This is a scene of kids playing pond hockey which probably happens in most small villages and towns all across this great land
on any given night throughout the winter.
I based this wee village on Trinity Newfoundland. 

Watercolour on CP paper, 15" X 20".

"Mali"

This is Mali. She is a recent commission from a lady who wanted to give Mali's owner, her sister, a special gift for Christmas. I very much enjoyed painting this beautiful pup and had a real a sense of her spirit as we worked. She is most likely a gentle sweet girl, I believe. When doing a dog commission, I like to paint the eyes first.
This way, Mali could participate in the process and keep me company as we worked.
I love my job. :)
This is watercolour on Arches 300lb. CP paper. 19" X 27". 

"Water Lily"

Wow, it's been so long since last i posted, i almost forgot how! Since my show i have not been doing a lot of painting but manage to come to the studio and putter most days. To get started again i thought i must do a flower painting as i had not ever done one before. I've now done two! They are actually a lot of fun as there is much in the way of pattern and shape which i am drawn to. I tried new paper too for this one just to get out of the old rut. This is "Waterford" 300lb. Cold pressed and i found it to be more like a Hot pressed and the paper absorbed a lot of the color which made it harder to lift. It did perform pretty well otherwise and i will most likely keep a supply on hand but have returned to the ever trustworthy "Arches". I suppose it is whatever one gets used to.  Hope all are doing well and enjoying their painting time. God bless each and every one. Ross