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2013-05-17 16:07:45 (10 comments, 0 reshares, 41 +1s)

At just after 11:00 am this morning my daughter will arrive with her two year old and six month old sons. It is the May long weekend on Mayne Island with a host of activities and time to play on the beaches. My hope is to add a few new images to this personal folder. The consequence is that you will hear very little from me unit early next week.

Have fun over the next few days and I shall catch up with you soon.

2013-05-16 14:27:26 (12 comments, 0 reshares, 22 +1s)

Broke the tip on my 40 year old favourite palette/painting knife

I am hopeful though that I will be able to get it fixed so it can be used again at the local Tinkers. I have a feeling it wasn't particularly expensive as it still has a faded "Japan" on the topside of the blade. It is also not stainless steel or anything. In fact, you might be wondering why I would care so much. Well, there are two features of this painting knife that I can't seem to find in a new one.

The first is the length of the crank. From the top of the bend to where the handle begins it is almost twice as long as my other small knives. This gives the knife a flexibility and a lovely distance from the canvas that my other knives do not have.

Second, the handle is smaller and a smooth oval, almost round. The knife will roll in my hand if I wish giving it the dexterity of a brush.... more »

2013-05-16 01:08:56 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

There she goes...

My old 1991 Ford F-150 standard 4x4 has been with me since 1994. She doesn't look so big with this fellow behind the wheel as he is 6' 2" tall and a big man. I am just under 5'4" and not so big. The new owner has known both Miss Prissy and I for most of our respective lives. He is taking her to live out the rest of her useful days in the bush where she rightfully belongs. Though she is a little on the light side as heavy half ton with overload springs, hence her name of "Miss Prissy," he is confident that she will do fine.

If you happen to see this old girl on the 5:20 ferry headed for Victoria for an overnight rest, before crossing at Nanaimo and then going out the back way through the Duffy Lake Road, give her a wave for me will yah! Her new owner can sometimes growl with conviction but he is a good guy and if you ever need a hand... more »

2013-05-15 14:38:40 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Released today...

THE EDGE 48 x 24 inch oil on canvas

A sandstone bluff is battered by the wind and sea but also hosts a familiar arbutus tree on its top most tip.The Edge, a rare large long-lean painting to out of my studio, it is about strength, beauty and opportunity.

Detail view and purchase information is available at:
http://www.artsyhome.com/product/The-Edge

A work-in-progress post with several photographs is available on my Creative Potager blog at:
http://creativepotager.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/working-on-the-edge-can-offer-some-interesting-possibilities

#breakfastartclub at +Breakfast Art Club #landscapearttuesday #oilpaintings #sandstone #westcoast #mayneisland #gulfislands  

2013-05-14 19:19:45 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

The work-in-progress story for THE EDGE is now available through a series of photographs on today's Creative Potager post "*Working on The Edge can offer some interesting possibilities*" at

http://creativepotager.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/working-on-the-edge-can-offer-some-interesting-possibilities

Today is election day here in British Columbia. My vote is in ready to be counted! A most pleasant Tuesday to you :)

#workinprogress #art #artist #oilpaintings  

2013-05-13 20:15:48 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

The Edge 48 x 24 inch oil on canvas in our covered cob courtyard

One of the issues with sharing paintings virtually is to provide a sense of size if a person isn't familiar with looking at canvases everyday and sometimes even if they are. I am exploring some interesting context to help with this issue. Just for fun here is my latest painting leaning up against our outdoor fireplace.

#artstudio #art #paintings #artists  

2013-05-12 16:04:44 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 17 +1s)

Happy Mother's Day

Before I had a long visit with my mother on the phone, I put a pot of homemade baked beans in the oven. Now we are getting ready to go to the volunteer Fireman's Mother's Day breakfast here on Mayne Island which is rolling in mist just the way I like it.

So Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there and a special cyber hug for those that are missing their moms on this special day.

#happymothersday #lilacs #breakfastclub with +Gemma Costa at +Breakfast Club 

2013-05-11 19:26:15 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 36 +1s)

Today's work...

No Reason resting 12 x 10 inch oil on canvas

Still all shiny and wet, this seascape study #workinprogress is ready to rest for a bit. It is about the idea that no reason is reason enough to sit quiet and observe and breathe into the world around us, a way of feeling more than seeing.

#oilpaintings #art #seascape  

2013-05-11 16:15:54 (8 comments, 3 reshares, 21 +1s)

Sea Folds

I suppose the scene could be described as layers but to me it is like folds of time as the various elements arrange themselves within the picture frame. Today the sea will not be so sky blue. Heavy clouds are promising us rain. We woke well before daylight and closed a few windows. Now the day with its overexposed edges, feels raw instead of the sweet melancholy I had hoped. But if the rains come, the mist will roll through the valley and life will seem more as it should be.

All the best of Saturday to you.

#breakfastclub with +Gemma Costa #seascapephotography #westcoast #gulfislands  

2013-05-10 12:59:36 (10 comments, 3 reshares, 30 +1s)

Evening Bliss

I think for the first time in a very long time I missed posting yesterday. Our internet went down again for most of day. Hopefully they get it figured out soon. Anyway, this is what it looked like last evening on Merryman Road Mayne Island. Too early for babies yet but soon.

Happy Friday and a great weekend to you!

#breakfastclub with +Gemma Costa #ruralphotography #deer #naturephotography  

2013-05-08 22:06:04 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Released today...

At the Beach Another Time

Can a person go to the beach too many times? I am guessing not because each time is unique and the light, the moment, the breeze and sea seem to have infinite combinations to delight us. This painting has loosely finished edges and is suitable for hanging as is or it can be framed to your liking.

This is Reef Bay on Mayne Island in the Gulf Islands on Canada's southwest coast.

Detailed view and purchase information at:

http://www.artsyhome.com/product/At-The-Beach-Another-Time

#breakfastartclub at +Breakfast Art Club #landscapearttuesday #oilpaintings #art #westcoast #mayneisland #gulfislands  

2013-05-08 19:16:17 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 35 +1s)

Sunset Inside Passage May 7 2013

The soft light of a setting sun on our ferry trip home last evening.

#breakfastclub with +Gemma Costa at +Breakfast Club #landscapearttuesday with +Christina Deubel 

2013-05-08 05:33:58 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 18 +1s)

soaring

Caught this unusual bird playing on the updrafts on Dallas Road in Victoria B.C. today. I would love to do this! Seems like so much fun.

2013-05-07 18:19:33 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 19 +1s)

Arbutus Tree in bloom Georgina Point Mayne Island

For #treetuesday with +Christina Lawrie and +Shannon S. Myers at +Tree Tuesday

This is maybe my most favourite Mayne Island tree and one of my photographs of it is featured on the cover of the Mayne Island Chamber Brochure for the 3rd year in a row. I also have several paintings of it. One that I am just finishing only shows the bottom of the trunk.

Looks like my internet issues have been fixed. Yes! All the best of Tuesday to you!

#breakfastclub with +Gemma Costa 

2013-05-07 15:29:10 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 19 +1s)

By the Sea

Internet here is down more than up the last few days. With luck, maybe it will be fixed today. If not, then maybe Thursday but for sure by next Thursday. So if I am not online, everything is still okay. I will keep you posted when we are back to normal.  Spending time doing the usual.This was my yesterday afternoon.

2013-05-06 15:34:11 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 24 +1s)

Yesterday's painting session...

the edge work-in-progress 48 x 24 inch oil on canvas

It is a long and lean painting so you may have to open it up to see the whole thing.

A few bits to tidy but other than that I am not likely to do much more with this one. I had spotted the composition on our evening walk the day before and grab a reference image. It is not one that could easily be painted on site as I was standing below tide line... and a canvas this size would get blown over.

I love the sandstone, arbutus trees and blue sky! What more could a pianter want?

All the best of Monday to you!

#art #workinprogress #oilpaintings  

2013-05-05 15:05:29 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

Sister oil paintings of Tulips on the Springwater Deck with side-by-side photograph on today's Terrill Welch Artist release post:

http://terrillwelchartist.com/2013/05/05/sister-oil-paintings-of-tulips-on-the-springwater-deck-mayne-island

Though obviously sisters, each painting has its own personality and character. In early comments from viewers there seems to be not much of a preference for one over the other.Though there are some who definitely like one more than the other. As the painter I am ambivalent about a preference as each as something to me and neither is perfect but both are alive.
 
What about you? Do you have a preference for one painting over the other? If so which one and what is it that has it being your favourite?

#art #oilpaintings #tulips #pleinairpainting #studiopainting  

2013-05-05 13:21:19 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 35 +1s)

Georgina Point entrance to Active Pass on Mayne Island

The evening was warm and hinting of summer yesterday. Those unmistakable fragrances. Yum! As the sun is catching the treetops here this morning I am wondering what I want to do with my day. Garden, paint, a long walk or all three.

All the best of Sunday to you! 

#breakfastclub with +Gemma Costa #mayneisland #westcoast #gulfislands #seascapephotography #zensunday  

2013-05-05 04:50:36 (9 comments, 1 reshares, 36 +1s)

blue heron evening fishing trip

I wasn't ignoring you today. My internet was down until a wee bit ago. So here is small something from this evening's outing.

Catch you all again tomorrow - hopefully.

2013-05-03 19:43:00 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 22 +1s)

Are you ready for it!?

The sister painting is now complete..

TULIPS SPRINGWATER DECK II 20 x 16 inch oil on canvas

Like most sisters there is a family resemblance but even at a glance we can tell they are each unique and have a personality of their own.

Detailed view and purchase information at:
http://www.artsyhome.com/product/Tulips-Springwater-Deck-II

(The sister painting can also be viewed at this link and is right beside this one)

#firstfridayartwalk at +First Friday Art Walk #art #oilpaintings #tulips  

2013-05-03 17:23:17 (7 comments, 2 reshares, 27 +1s)

For +First Friday Art Walk today...

Evening Thunderclouds over the Strait of Georgia - 20 x 20 inch oil on canvas

Thunderclouds caught in the setting sun make miniatures out the majestic coastal range on the far side of the Straight of Georgia. The very swiftness of their movement in the fading light offers us a skyward dance across the sky which we are all but bewitched into accepting. Finished edges. Framing optional.

Detail view and purchase information at:

http://www.artsyhome.com/product/Evening-Thunderclouds-over-the-Strait-of-Georgia

#firstfridayartwalk #oilpaintings #landscape #cloudscape #sunset  

2013-05-03 17:13:40 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 5 +1s)

My painting, Still Life With Mannequin Hand,  is for +First Friday Art Walk 
sponsored by +Samantha Villenave and +Lena Levin  #firstfridayartwalk    This painting combines abstract and representational art, and won a Best of Show award from CornerStone Art Gallery.  To see more of my art and art exhibit news visit my web site at:
 http://www.leonsarantosartist.com

Also for +PixelWorld +PaintIt Club by +Richard Mabb  #paintitclub     with +Celso Carvalho +Clare Bambers +Rick Leaf +k phelps 
+Astrid Bartels +Milena Ilieva +Stefan Kierek  +Elin Vaeth 
+AbstractArtMonday by +Marilyn Fenn and +Ping Doherty  #abstractartmonday   
+G+ with Brushes   +Breakfast Club by +Gemma Costa and +Andrea Martinez  #breakfastclub  
+Daily Fine Art Themes  #dailyfineartgallery   #dailyfineartthemes   
+HQSPPromotion +Rinus Bakker #hqsppromotion  +Carina Marsh +Marina... more »

2013-05-03 13:01:21 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 18 +1s)

Oil sketch

2013-05-03 12:49:15 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

"estado del incendio"
47 x 72 cms.
acrílicos sobre cartón liviano

2013-05-03 12:29:11 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

What was and what will be

I grew up in the late 60's and 70's when AM radio was still what most people drove around listening to.  If you had music in the house it was being played on LP's.  
Records.  
Albums.  
45's.

One of the earliest and fondest memories I have of my Dad was watching him work in the garage while listening to The Doors.  Good times, man.  Come on baby - light my fire.
I remember when 8 Tracks came along, everybody thought that was so cool because you could skip ahead to different sections and not listen to the entire album.  Also, all that popping that you would get from playing an LP was gone too, replaced by the subtle hissing of tape against head.  
Then Cassettes came along.  Not really better, in fact worse, but more compact.  The Walkman blew us all away because for the first time you could slap acassette in... more »

2013-05-02 14:42:18 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

By the way, my friends and peers, are you ready for this coming #firstfridayartwalk ?

Please don't forget to share your work and the work of others with the hashtag: the page now has almost three hundred thousand followers, and Google will work again to direct additional viewers towards the hashtag stream, so don't miss this opportunity to reach out and fill the world (or G+, at least) with art! It will also help us attract more artists and art lovers to G+ and build up our little community here... :)

2013-05-02 14:14:06 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 20 +1s)

B & B morning in Painterly Pinks

With a little textures and filter wizardry, I capture the feel of our latest get-away to the Humboldt House B & B in Victoria B. C.. This is the Gazebo room. The beautiful light in this honeymoon dreamy boudoir was just to good to pass by without sharing. Besides, I am on too a personal study of red and pink. This seemed like a perfect sample for my inner scrap book.

Good morning!

#breakfastclub with +Gemma Costa at +Breakfast Club 

2013-05-02 03:01:24 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 19 +1s)

tree top spring - Victoria B.C.

Young leaves,
shimmering in the early sun,
taunting the weary branches with their youth.

2013-05-02 01:58:15 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

Saint Anne Academy - Victoria B.C. iPad photo

View from my window this morning. Humboldt House B&B.

We decided a wee break in the little city with dinner and a play was in order yesterday.

All the best best of Wednesday and shall catch up with all around dinner time.

2013-04-30 14:09:48 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

But if you prefer a little more colour in your time by the sea, I have the work-in-progress post up at Creative Potager for the tulips on the Springwater Lodge deck, complete with 22 second video...

#workinprogress #art #oilpaintings #artists  

2013-04-30 13:45:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Spilling Over

I was reminded of this painting yesterday as I was taking photographs of the rough seas. At 12 x 12 inches and 1.5 inches deep oil on canvas, it is not a large work. Yet it comes to mind often and pulls my attention even when it is sitting amongst larger more colourful paintings.

A special thank you to all the new people who have followed my art Art Page. It is an honour to have you here as this is where finished work is shared with links to view in detail and find the purchase information. My work-in-progress and daily photo shoots of the west coast of Canada can be found at +Terrill Welch That is also where most of the chatting happens. Here is mostly a quiet browse with the finished goods. Thank you again for adding me to your circles. Most appreciated.

Detailed view and purchase information for Spilling Over is available at:
... more »

2013-04-30 13:07:18 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 15 +1s)

Riding the Storm

Another from my time down by sea yesterday. The water is seldom green here but it was certainly a beautiful jade green yesterday. Such a great time to be in Reef Bay on Mayne Island with the sun overhead and the clouds in the distances.

All the best of Tuesday to you!

#landscapearttuesday sponsored by +Christina Deubel and the #breakfastclub with +Gemma Costa at +Breakfast Club #landscapephotography #mayneisland #seascapephotography  

2013-04-29 23:37:27 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 19 +1s)

Natural Elegance - Oyster Bay Mayne Island

I would show you what my work-in-progress painting but I didn't get it photographed. But I have this instead. Will this do?

2013-04-29 21:07:11 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

2013-04-29 12:53:35 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Thirty seconds of sounds from my world this morning just before daylight...

2013-04-29 12:31:27 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 14 +1s)

morning at the beach house

What many of you won't know is that this beach house is usually directly behind me as I am taking photographs at Reef Bay. I sat in a different place yesterday though and liked how it became partially visible in the morning sun. Most lovely on a day like this. Less so I am sure during the high winds.

All the best of Monday to you!

2013-04-28 23:04:24 (9 comments, 3 reshares, 26 +1s)

Today's work... Nope it is NOT the same one!

Tulips Springwater Deck II resting

I question my sensibility in sharing this experimental work with you that is coming from my recent plein air painting of the tulips on the Springwater  Deck. It is all wet and shiny but gives you an idea about what is on the canvas. I wanted to try for a less structured painting with fewer defining lines. After scrapping it once and using that as the underpainting I tackled the canvas again today. However, I really didn't get much further in the direction I wanted to go than the first try. I stubbornly refused to let go of certain aspects of the scene that keep it firmly anchored to its actual physical forms. All I ended up with is a painting that is just slightly looser than the first plein air.

Ah well, at least I won't tell you that the mailman painted it.

... more »

2013-04-28 18:15:20 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 27 +1s)

good morning tree

There is this tree that often is in my private conversations as I pass by on my way to Reef Bay. I sometimes stop and capture its beauty as I did this morning. Other times, I smile and give it a knowing glance. Maybe the tree even notices and says "oh, there she is again."

It is almost May and the six year anniversary to our move to Mayne Island. Not long really, particularly if you are a tree.

#treephotography #zensunday #mayneisland  

2013-04-28 17:31:42 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 10 +1s)

Seals splashing in morning sun Mayne Island

Sunday morning coffee on the beach in late April watching the seals splash. The best! Well, I suppose it could be orcas or even otter but seals will do.

All the best of today to you!

#seascapephotography #breakfastclub with +Gemma Costa at +Breakfast Club 

2013-04-27 19:08:24 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 27 +1s)

Want something that will go with anything?  Ok here ya go.
Sharing for #weekendartmarketplace   #abstractarteveryday

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/urban-kaleidoscope-mary-schiros.html

2013-04-27 17:17:39 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 16 +1s)

Tulips Springwater Deck Mayne Island  20 x 16 inch oil on canvas

Released for #weekendartmarketplace with +Matt Shalvatis

I wasn't going to share the final of this mostly plein air oil painting until next week but I wanted something bright and cheerful for today's Weekend Art Market Place, so here it is...

Detailed view and purchase information available at:
http://www.artsyhome.com/product/Tulips-Springwater-Deck-Mayne-Island

#tulips #pleinairpainting #Mayneisland #gulfislands #landscape #breakfastartclub at +Breakfast Art Club   #art #oilpainting  

2013-04-27 14:39:49 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 29 +1s)

early morning after the magnolia ball

It is the end of the season for these beauties. Their dresses are becoming tarnished from their long evenings of dancing at the spring magnolia ball. They soon will have fallen away, petal by glorious petal. With a bit of luck, there will be another grand performance next year. I shall have my dance card ready for another swirl across the morning light as it traces their outlines into another day.

Wishing you a fine Saturday from the la casa de inspiracion on Mayne Island.

#magnolia #seasons #breakfastclub with +Gemma Costa at +Breakfast Club #flowerphotography  

2013-04-26 20:12:29 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 19 +1s)

flowering rosemary sprig

There is something so precious about the common, the ordinary, when it brings us to a full stop to admire. Early this morning coming home from an appointment I spotted the light dancing with a neighbour's rosemary plant growing with lush abundance at the roadside. This kind of every-day beauty is always more than enough to make my day.

2013-04-26 13:54:00 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 19 +1s)

Apple Blossom Buds

Plum blossoms are delightful, cherry blossoms charming but apple blossoms are truly the sensual signifier of the warm sweet beginnings of another summer.

This image goes out especially to +Patricia Hamilton who has been admiring her apple orchard blooming in the glow of the full moon.

All the best of a fine Friday to you!

#breakfastclub with +Gemma Costa at +Breakfast Club #appleblossoms  

2013-04-25 18:48:19 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

My contribution to #ThirstyThursday curated by +Giuseppe Basile

Here is the latest story about this image: A 20 X 29 inch unframed canvas print of Sandstone Shore sold for $500 at a fundraiser auction a few weeks ago. I figure there must have been a great auctioneer, ample wine, more than one person who fell in love with the print or a generous warm heart in the crowd - possibly all of the above :) Regardless, it was a nice way to support the event and to have my work recognized.

http://www.redbubble.com/people/terrillwelch/works/4485695-sandstone-shore

2013-04-25 18:43:08 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 26 +1s)

My summer studio

If this keeps up it will soon be nice enough to paint on the deck.

A fine Mayne Island Thursday to you!

2013-04-25 02:11:05 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

self portrait

The internet  has been down most of the day so we spent our afternoon searching for lady slippers and sprawling on the warm rocks by the sea. It is too bright now mid-day for decent photographs. I wandered along empty handed soaking up the sun and musing about such things as this self portrait from earlier in the week.

Often I feel so embedded in my environment that there is a kind of invisibility such as represented by these marbles which I didn't see until I was down close to the ground while photographing the rocks. Then only upon returning home and editing the images did I find that I had been captured in the glass reflection of the marble. This arbitrary noticing of my own being as an observable form has always been rather disquieting.

There are not so many photographs of me because I am usually behind the camera. I haven't made a practice... more »

2013-04-23 23:16:31 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 32 +1s)

Tulips Springwater Deck Mayne Island - resting 20 x 16 inch oil on canvas

After doing and undoing bits that bugged me on this plein air today and then unceremoniously dumping it on its face in the grass, I am ready to leave it rest and work on something else. No harm really done but I am sure it is breathing a sigh of relief.

Next canvas please.

#workinprogress #oilpaintings #art #tulips  

2013-04-23 18:12:35 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 15 +1s)

Final release for this week...

Speak To Me esquisse -  west coast Canadian landscape 12 x 16 inch oil on canvas

Holding the tension between the west coast land, sea and sky. When the sea rolls in with full force onto the sandstone shore my heart sings with the joy only a seagull might know.

Detailed view and purchase information at:
http://www.artsyhome.com/product/Speak-To-Me-esquisse-west-coast-Canadian-landscape

#seascape #landscape #oilpaintings #paintings #art #westcoast #gulfislands #mayneisland #landscapearttuesday sponsored by +Christina Deubel 

2013-04-23 01:40:13 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 42 +1s)

Not quite done and a little shiny but here is today's work from my outdoor studio

Tulips Springwater Deck Mayne Island  - work in progress 20 x 16 inch oil on canvas plein air

A good days work and the setting couldn't have been more pleasant.

#art #workinprogress #artstudio #pleinairpainting #mayneisland #tulips