The late Frank Sanford - Conté pencil

It's sad when someone leaves us. Frank was a great guy and we all admired him. He lived in a one-street town that he built himself in the Mohave Desert

They had to truck water into the property, and with the waste water they grew a tight little garden of fruit and flowers. Frank died many years ago. Wife Lorna passed away recently - a super talented writer. We miss them.

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Throwback "Sugarcane Maui"

Everytime I enter the kitchen I pass this little painting in the hallway. It's a throwback from our trip to Maui a couple years ago. It's tiny. If you want it, email me at kyknoord@outlook.com

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"SOLD "Swan Lake" 6x8

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SOLD, the one in the middle "Swan on the Lake" which was painted en plein air at Viaduct Wetlands in Greater Victoria. Great, the canoe also sold by the end of show, December 2014.

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"Getaway Cottage" watercolour 6x9 inches

Yes it's grand to be at home yet now and then it's good to get away. Available kyknoord@outlook.com for price and details.

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"Boathouse" pastel

McMicking Point, a little-known beach in Victoria BC. I used pastels. (Ken Faulks and Delia Sansom were also painting here on that day). I like pastels and will do more of them I think, even tho' they don't seem to get the same attention as oils or the other trad media. Press the image for a bigger view

'Towhee Territory'

Last of the November colour
A sunny spot out of the cold breeze
Talking with all the Towhees
They pop out of the cover
Seeking that funny accent
That keeps answering their calls
But its just a bird lover

-Jeffrey J. Boron-
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  'Towhee Territory'
oil on wood panel
6 x 8
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Thoughts & comments always appreciated.
Jeffrey

"A nudge of pansies" oil 3x5 inches

Once again I'm using up the paint left over from my earlier pansy paintings.

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'October Sun - Swan Lake'

The October sun's warmth feels like a stranger
This short respite from the rain and wind
Sharing this lull with the Towhee's and Jay's
Their warning calls as the Cooper's 
Glides low over our heads
Hunting with all the avian activity below it
I make a new memory with each blink
Breathing it in along with the scent of
Damp leaves and dead grass and the warmth...
-Jeffrey J. Boron-

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'October Sun - Swan Lake'
oil on wood panel
8 x 10

'October Oaks - Highrock'

As we await another wind and rain storm here

on southern Vancouver Island, it is a bit

of a treat to look back at some recent

plein airs. When thoughts of wind and of heavy rain

seemed distant and remote on such a beautiful

early fall afternoon up on Highrock.

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'October Oaks - Highrock'

oil on wood panel

6 x 8

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Your thoughts & comments are valued!

Jeffrey

"Canoe and Dinghy beached" oil 8x10

My eye searches for a familiar but unusual setting, and I found it at the Oak Bay Marina in Victoria BC where these two were nesting together.

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Portraits as training for artists

Sometimes the sitter will not accept your impression of him or her for reasons that have nothing to do with the accuracy of your rendering. Take heart, 'cos a portrait painting is a search not only for accuracy but also for that intangible look that reveals the person. I was happy with my oil sketch of Carolyn with her great hair. Like Sargent before me, I chose not to blend the strokes, but to lap them value against value. A great training lesson for moi.

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Blogging

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Your view.

'Peninsula Harvest'
oil on wood panel
8 x 10
This is my painting from this morning

out on the Saanich Peninsula. 

Lovely October morning here on the south Island...

 

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Your thoughts & comments welcomed.

Jeffrey

Another one from Cattle Point,

this is my effort from Fridays paint out.

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'One Morning in July'

oil on wood panel

11 x 14

Evening Sail - Oak Bay

'Evening Sail-Oak Bay'
oil on wood panel
8 x 10
'Out on the bay the sailors delight
In the fading June evening light
Parrish clouds all billowed and bright
Oh too soon it will be night'
-Jeffrey J. Boron-

Summer Solstice

'Summer Solstice'
 oil on wood panel
8 x 10

Oh so quickly it was here
That summer solstice time of year
The fields in evening
Are a treasure to share
With Goldfinch and Swallows in the air
The deer are there in velvet
A Doves mournful call drifts through the air
Mingling with the scent of fresh mown hay
 
-Jeffrey J. Boron-

'Spring's Promise - Highrock'

'Spring's Promise - Highrock'
oil on wood panel
6 x 8
'Just as she always has
Spring will keep her promise
Warm sun with lovely clouds floating by
And soaring Swallows in the sky'
~Jeffrey J. Boron~

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Thoughts & comments always appreciated.

Jeffrey

'Camosun Wetlands'

Being serenaded by a large group of

Trumpeter Swans while painting this

was so wonderful...

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Oil on wood panel 

10 x 8

Your thoughts & comments would be appreciated.

Jeffrey