An Homage and study of my beloved home, the Pacific Northwest
Nootka Rose / Rosa Nutkana
Well, a couple weeks ago, I tell you, I was getting pretty pumped about it starting to feel like spring..little buds coming in on trees, alliums poking up through the ground...I pulled out some of my summer pictures of flowers to paint...then it snowed...a lot. So after my walks in…
Douglas Fir / Pseudotsuga Menziesii
Here is a Douglas Fir Sprig. These branches remind me of when I was a teen living on an island. At one point, I lived in a house that had a huge network of very overgrown old logging roads behind it. My friends and I would walk back there. One…
Low Oregon Grape / Mahonia Nervosa
Here is an Oregon Grape. I've got no story for this one...except, it is another one I see a lot on the woods. This one wants to bite my ankles if I get too close.
Salal / Gaultheria Shallon
Hello! For the past 5 weeks or so, I have been pretty quiet. I gave myself a project to paint some of my favourite Pacific West Coast plants. This is Salal. Salal reminds me of the extreme quiet of the woods and eating an abundance of oatmeal cookies when visiting…
Western Sword Fern / Polystichum munitum
There is something very comforting about the look of a fern.
Cedar / Thuja Plicata
This is a little piece of cedar I found on the path where I walk my dog. I spent about a week painting it ( in my spare time) Everyday I walked past it on the path. It got more and more muddy over the week, and I felt kind…
Evergreen Huckleberry / Vaccinium Ovatum
This is my Evergreen Huckleberry. Well, technically, it still belongs to the plant it is attached to. Brent suggested this branch with new bright green growth to paint. As far as I know, this is the only evergreen huckleberry I have seen along this path in the woods. I only…
