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Surrender to Spring

Category:: Sold Work
Materials:: Encaustic ( beeswax and oils) on panel
Price:: $2,500.00
Description:: From the top of the hill looking west on a spring morning. Three panels form a triptych of 20 " high X 56" wide.

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A detail of the blossoms at the Oasis of Saqqara. Some of the gold pattern is visible through the thick growth.

A detail of the Colours os Saqqara shoring the gold patterning.

A small diptych of 6” x 12 “ of the blossoms of the Oasis of Saqqara. There are glimpses of the Gold of the famous Fayum portraits.

A detail of Pieces of Field Fayum showing the gold leaf paterning.

The first in my Field series. 24” x 18” x 1 1/2” It sold before I could get it on the website. Now in Los Angeles.

Exploring encaustic. In the complex world of Antiquity the Fields of Fayum in Egypt concealed the gilded images of the famous encaustic Fayum mummy paintings. Gold embelished the mummies of these people as they passed into history. Considered to be the “flesh of the gods”, gold was associated with immortality and the divine. Many Greeks believed that one could not pass into the next life without a generous adornment of gold. Perhaps much still lies beneath the Fields of Fayum.

Pink and white peonies clustered on a grey field. 12" x 36"

Red Peonies viewed differently.

Peonies in Pink and White on a 36" x 12" panel

A 36" x 12" panel of peonies and delphinium.

Red peonies on a single panel of 12" x 24"

Standing on the edge of a hill overlooking Georgia Straight the breeze moves the wild roses and lavender.

A fall of peonies

Sweet peonies in pink and white with delphinium

Peonies don't last long. Enjoy them while you can.

A very special commission now installed.

It is late summer and the wind catches the top of the Fireweed. a panel of 12" x 24"

Poppies and wildflowers fill the fields of the Langdoc in the South of France. 24" x 48"

A Fall of White Roses and Delphinium. 24"H x 30" w.

A single peony on a 10 x 10 cradled panel.

Single peony on a 10 x 10 cradled panel.

From the poppy Fields of the Langdoc in the South of France, a single panel of 24"h x 48" w

L'ete de Miel...a honied summer. Red poppies are tall amongst the wildflowers. In the fields of the Langdoc in the South of France. Pleinair painting!!

A small painting on three panels for a triptych of 8"h x 28"w. "Au Coeur de Miel" is the "Heart of Honey" in the south of France.

Summer Honey in the south of France. A small diptych of 8"h x 16"w.

Lavender and wild roses are blown over by the coastal winds. Three panels form a tryptych of 20"h x 64"w

Hung in the studio, this painting was commissioned to hang in a family home in their staircase. Now in place in their home, the family loves it.

Summer brings a field of poppies. The heart of Honey.

A study of white peonies on the famous very dark Delft Blue on a 10" x 10" panel.

A study of a white peony on leafy delft blue on a 10" x 10" x 1 1/2 panel.

Another view of True love 2. An encaustic painting of white wild roses on a single panel of 12"h x 36"w x 1 1/2" deep.

Lavender invades the wild white roses on a warm April day. A painting of 20"h x 24"w x 1/12" deep

A study of a pink peony on a green leafy background 10' x 10" x 1 1/2"

A study of white peony on delft blue. 10" x 10 x 1 1/2 "

A 10" x 10" x1 1/2' study of a pink peony on a grey and leafy backgroundencaustic on panel.

A detail of April on the Ground.

The wind catches the Fireweed high above the lupins.

Leaning to Abstract Impressionism, this painting speaks of the famous Fayum paintings located near Hawara. A single panel of 24"h x 30"w.

In an extravagant summer, the fields of the South of France are thick with poppies and wild flowers. Two 14" x 11"panels combine to form a diptych of 14"h x 22" w.

In the South of France the wild poppy fields stretch towards the mountains to the east. In this painting, two panels of 9" x 12" combine to form a diptych of 9"h x 24"w.

Three panels form a triptych of 20"h x 64"w. Coastal winds blow over a summer garden of Irises.

Blue and purple lupines fall on poppies. A single panel of 24"h x 48" w

Two small panels form a diptych of 9"h x 24"w. Poppies grow wild in the Langdoc in the South of France.

From the fields of the Langdoc in the South of France.

A panel of 16"h x 20"w x1 1/2 " deep. A colourful field in the style of Abstract Impressionism.

Wild white roses cascade on a panel of 36"h x 12"w x 1 1/2"deep.

An abstract impressionist view of a field. Two panels of 14"h x 18" wide combine to form a diptych of 14"h x 36"w x1 1/2" deep.

Sliding into Abstract Impressionism, the colours evoke a sunny southern climate. a single panel of 12"h x 36"w 1 1/2"deep.

A wall piece of approximately 16" 16"

Blue Lupines are lost in the green.

A detail of the painting "Green Honey"

In the heart of nature lies the fragrance of green honey. A diptych of 14"h x 36" w.

A few poppies of the fields of France.

A single panel of 12" x 24" of wildflowers in Garibaldi Park.

A single panel of 12"h x 24"w of high mountain fireweed blowing over the penstemon and alpine poppies.

A small painting on a single panel 11"h x 14"w.

A small triptych of 8"h x 20"wide. Penstemon and alpine poppies abound

Spring into Summer on the Gulf Islands when the lavender and the California poppies vie for space and the ochre grasses threaten to take over both.

Three panels form a tryptych of 20"h x 56"w.

White wild roses are Queen of the Shade. 12" x 36" x 1 1/2"

A detail of True Love

A detail of True Love (aint that hard to find)

On the coast looking west where wild white roses crowd the shore. Three panels form a triptych of 24"h x 84" w.

A small panel of vibrant poppies. 11" x 14" x 1 1/2" deep.

A small triptych of 10" h x 26" w x 1 1/2" deep. A poppy field looking towards the southern mountains.

You'll find the Fireweed high and being blown away on the hills of Whistler

Spring Lavender poking through the grasses. A small encaustic triptych of 8" h x 20" w x 1 1/2 deep.

White Roses dominate a shady spot.

A late summer high mountain meadow of lupins and California poppies.

Beachside poppies and lavender. A small diptych of two 6" x 8" panels.

A small diptych of two 6" x 8" panels of poppies and lupins in the alpine

An Alpine Summer.

A diptych of two panels, 32'X 70". On the Sunshine Coast looking west from the garden.

Detail. The right panel of the triptych Learning to Fall

A detail of the triptych Learning to Fall. This is the left panel.

The centre panel of the triptych Surrender to Spring.

A detail of the triptych Surrender to Spring. This is the right panel.

A 12 x 12 panel of fast moving clouds.

Heat rising over the hot fields along the Trans Canada Highway in western Canada. A 12" x 12" x 1 1/2" panel.

Many of my paintings have sky in the background. This 12 x 12 panel is simply the sky as thunder storms move in.

Quick, gather in some of the Peonies before dark. Paint them tomorrow on a 24" x 24" panel.

A cascade of flowers in pink and white. 24" h x 36" w

Detail of the triptych "Learning to Fall". This is the center panel.

A triptych of Irises overtaken by weeds and the wind. You'll find close-up details of the panels.

A single panel of 20" high x 24" wide. The high fronds of Fireweed leave with late August.

A single panel of 28" high x 48" wide. Grasses and poppies fall to the wind at the top of the hill.

A single panel of 24" high x 48" wide. Summer brings a wealth of colour.

An lavish field of poppies graces the countryside of the Languedoc in the south of France. Two panels form a diptych of 20" high x 32" wide.

A lush field of Poppies bringing the honey bees. Three panels form a triptych of 16" high x 40" wide.

Two birch panels for a diptych of 24" high x 72" long. Spring arrives with the wind.

A detail of the triptych "Surrender to Spring". This is the lrft panel.

From the top of the hill looking west on a spring morning. Three panels form a triptych of 20 " high X 56" wide.

A single panel of 12" high x 36 " wide shows a lavish field of poppies under a summer sky in the South of France

Falling Softly was commissioned by Lori Rice and is now in place. Go to "Commissions" for more details.

Poppy fields in the South of France near Carcassone.

Painted in the fields of Limoux. France, 2013. Single panel 12" x 24"

A small painting in the Higher Sweeter series. Two panels form a diptych of 10" x 16".

This tangle of weeds drifts into abstraction.

Lavender falls against the bank of wild white roses.

Choose apples or oranges and then look for some cherries $125.00 each. Many sold but more on the way in March 2016.

Upick! $125.00 - 150.00 each.

Chunky and oversized these three are happy together.

The idea is to choose your own still life compositions. Aubergines are a good start. $150.00 each. A new crop of Aubergines are in the kiln.

Detail of "Before Dark" showing a close-up of the centre of the painting.

Detail of "Confessions..." showing the upper left corner of the painting.

A detail of "Before Dark" showing a pink peony from the upper right hand side of the painting.

A detail of "Confessions d'un Jardenier showing the right side of the painting in close-up.

I confess that I wanted to cut the Peonies and gather them into my studio. However, I am too much of a gardner and they looked so beautiful where they were. So I didn't. The next day, I bought some at the Granville Island Farmer's Market and brought them to the studio to paint.

This is a diptych measuring 24" H x 44" W

The Ponies were still there in the evening when I returned. Now, their heads were relieved of the weight of the rain water and a short burst of sun had them more fragrant than morning. I imagined them in a vase. The painting is 24"H x 24" W

The Peonies were heavy with rain from the previous night but fragrant and lovely. They would not last. The painting is 20"H x 24" W.

Last summer, suddenly there were these gorgeous Peonies in the garden. The next day I came to photograph them but it had rained heavily during the night and the heads were bent under the weight but the colours were even better. I could just see them, painted in drippy encaustic. I took many photographs because I knew the blossoms would not last very long, certainly not long enough to paint. These are the paintings done in the studio based on the photographs. This painting, a diptych, is 16"H x 36" W

From the Valley Fire series. Two panels 8"x 10" total...a diptych.

A detail from Careless and Lavish

Peonies after the rain. One panel of 24" x 30"

A detail of Valley Fire 4

A triptych of 10' x 26". Three panels of fire red poppies.

A detail of Coquihalla High

Skimming across the landscape at the top of the Coquihalla Highway. The fireweed is tall.

The Valley Fire series of Poppies and Russian sage.

This is a detail of "Going to the Sun"

Two 16" x 40" panels for a diptych of 16" x 40" The Going to the Sun road in Glacier Park Montana opens to a beautiful meadow of wildflowers.

A summer field of poppies is on two small panels making a 10" h x 16" w diptych.

A field of poppies radiates the warmth of summer. Two panels make a diptych of 14" h x 22".

Summer in the valley with fields of poppies and wild lavender. A single panel of 24" h x 48" w.

A field of wild irises and wildflowers in a mountain meadow. 16" x 32" diptych

A wealth of summer flowers on the high plain. This painting is on a single panel of 24"h x 36" wide. The edges are finished and painted so no frame is necessary.

A small painting of two 8" x 6" panels for a diptych of 8" high by 12 " wide. The sides are always painted so no framing is necessary.

Spring into summer with high meadows of wild irises, iceland poppies and lupines. Here is a painting of two 14" x 11" panels for a diptych of 14" high x 22" wide.

A small painting on two panels, one 8" x 6" paired with an 8" x 8" panel to form a diptych of 8" high x 14" wide. Late summer finds the fireweed high and the last of the lupines.

A bush of white wild roses. A single panel of 24"x 30"

A small diptych of poppies and lupines. One 10" x 8" panel and one 10" x 10" panel forms a diptych of 10" high and 18" wide.

Choose your own still life compositions. Prices are $50-150 per piece.

Choose your own still life composition. Pieces prices from $50 - 150.

Choose your own still life composition. Various prices $50 - $150

Choose your own still life composition. Various prices per piece

Two 12' x 9" panels for a 12"h x 18"w diptych of high summer grasses and lupines in the alpine.

Two 8" x 10" panels for a diptych of 8" x 20". Masses of wild white irises amid lupines in a mountain meadow

A 12" x 36" panel of hillside wildflowers along Howe Sound on the way to Whistler

A wild garden to be found roadside in Garibaldi Park. Two panels form a diptych of 8" x 16"

A 12" 24" diptych of Fireweed and lupines found along the island roads of Howe Sound.

A small 6" x 8" panel of white wild roses

A small panel of wild roses. 8" x 10"

Inspired by the many gardens gone wild along the highway to Whistler.

"Whistler Honey"

A small diptych of 6" x 16"

A "tablescape" of Aubergines and Peppers. Approximately 21" long, x 10" wide and 9" high.

Windblown poppies on a hill overlooking Okanagan Lake Two 8 x 6" panels for a small diptych of 8 x 12"

Lavender and wild roses roadside. Two 12 x 16 panels for a diptych of 12 x 32.

Garibaldi Park in August when the Fireweed is tall, waving above the other wildflowers. A single panel of 18" x 24".

A "Fume" of red poppies rises above the hills. Two panels s a diptych of 18" x 28".

A small diptych of 8" x 14".

Looking into a hot summer garden of red and gold iceland poppies and blue and white lupines. Two panels form a diptych of 16" x 24".

At 18" high and approximately 15" wide, this ceramic piece is a bouquet of summer flowers that will never fade. My ceramics can be shipped to certain destinations served by ArtPack. Check with me for details.

A garden of Iceland Poppies and Delphinium overgrown with Buttercups and grasses...

A small diptych of two 8 x 8" panels for a complete size of 8" x16". Red poppies rise in a field of wildflowers.

Lavender growing wild on the shore. A diptych of 2 panels for !6" X 32".

A small triptych of Queen Ann Lace and Iceland Poppies. 8" x 22" total.

A diptych of a field of Red Poppies. 14" x 22"

A small diptych of Iceland Poppies and pink lupines

A detail of the Queen Anne Honey showing the structure and brushwork.

Two 12" x 12" panels for a diptych painting of 12" x 24". Fireweed, lupines and Goldenrod in an Alpine Meadow.

Two small panels, (diptych) of wild poppies in the islands

A detail of Beautiful Careless June painting showing the brushwork and structure.

June brings wild Irises, Lupines lupines and Buttercups. A single panel of 24" x 30"

A "sweet disorder"of Iceland Poppies and Lavender

A careless bouquet of wild roses, lavender and...well, weeds.

A field of windblown Iceland Poppies and Bachelor Buttons.

A close up of the detail of an encaustic painting.

The wild Cosmos has spread through the Lavender ...again.

Queen Anne lace amongst the Iceland Poppies and wild Delphinium. A painting on three panels (triptych)

California Poppies and Russian Sage gone wild.

A detail of the painting "Honey At The Edge" showing the structure and texture of encaustic.

Three panels for a triptych of 24"h x 84" w. California Poppies and Russian Sage in the grasses along the shore.

A 24"h x 48"wide single panel. A wind blown wild garden of Irises and poppies somewhere on the Gulf Islands.

A small diptych of two 6 x 6 birch panels for a total of 6"h x 12"w.

My August herb garden where the Lavender over-runs the Chives and the Lemon Thyme. Two 16"x 12"panels for a diptych of 16"h x 24"w.

Gulf Island wild roses. A triptych of three panels, in all, 20"high x 60"wide.

Three panels of 8"x8" creating a triptych of 8"x24

A meadow filled with California poppies and wild irises. This is a triptych of three panels total of 16"h x 44" l.

Fireweed and a few small poppies in Garibaldi park. A small diptych of two 10 x 10 panels. Total of 10" h x 20 " w.

Looking into a stand of wild pink and white lupines. A diptych of two 16" x 16" panels for 16" x 32"

A bowl of red peppers plus one. Sold...gone to Carmel California.

A ceramic wallpiece approximately 18" x 18".

Two crows noisily discussing the french fries find. A single crow is $600 and with french fries is $650. Can be shipped to cities served by ArtPack.

A diptych of wild irises and lupines. Two 16 x 16 panels

Massed Blue and Yellow Irises and Lupines on a single panel of 24" x 24".

California poppies and Lupines in the Alpine

A meadow of wild poppies at the top of the Coquihalla on three panels. A triptych of 16" h x 44"l

Wild Irises in the Alpine meadow

Climbing the hill through daisies and California poppies. A diptych of two 20" x 16" panels for a total size of 20" h x 32" w.

Blue Cornflowers amidst the California Poppies

A diptych with a tangle of white Lupines and wild Russian Sage on two 24"x 24" panels. Total size is 24" h x 48" l.

Goldenrod and Lupins on a high Alpine plain. A single panel, 28" h x 48" l.

Wild flowers in the alpine.

30" x 40"Oil on Canvas.

A bouquet of peonies, dahlias roses and more straight from an English country garden. 30" x 30" x 1 1/2" Oil on canvas

30"h x 30"w

Diptych 40" X 48"

Size: 36" 36"

18" h x 10 " w approximately. Yellow Cala Lilies droop over a blue container. Abstracted leaves and stems help form the jug.

12"h x 13" in diameter. Multiple glaze and surface treatments.

Size: Table is approx 34 " h x 36 " square. Crow is approx 18" w x 13 " h. Table is $1200.00 and crow is $600.00. Sold separately. Please contact the artist for shipping/delivery details.

20" high and 18" in diameter.

Please contact the artist for shipping details.

Please contact the artist for shipping/delivery details and payment options.

Approximately 15" wide and 12" high. Several crows available.

Crow size: approx 17" w x 12 " h. Sunflower is 10" diameter by 8 " h. Both have flown away.

Commissioned Piece

Size: 24" x 48"

A diptych of 2 10"x10" panels.

Three panels (triptych) of wild rises and California poppies to be found along the road in the Pacific Northwest.

Sea to Sky highway, roadside Lupins. "2 16"x16"panels. Diptych.

Size: 24" x 48" From the Cannon Beach Series.

A diptych of 2 10"x10" panels

Windblown wild irises on 2 panels of 24" x 24". A diptych of total size of 24" x 48"

A small diptych of two panels 8" x 10" each. Fireweed and daisies roadside on the road to Whistler.

Size 24" x 48" Wild lupins.

Diptych of 2 16"x16" panels Stormy weather Roses along the coast of Oregon

Diptych: 2 panels 8" x 6" X 1 1/2".

Size 24" x 36" 2008 Painting is in the collection of The Rise, a Fred Couples Golf Course Development in Vernon BC

From the Cannon Beach Series

Two 16 x 16 panels. Diptych of 16 x 32

Roadside in Garabaldi Park. 34"x48"

Size: 12" x 12" 2 panels Diptych 12" x 24"

2 16"x20"panels Diptych of wild roses to be found rosdside.

3 panels 24 x 20 . A Triptych, 24" x 60". From the Roadside: Sea to Sky Series.

Fireweed from the Roadside Sea to Sky Series:

Two 16" x 16" panels Diptych 16" x 32" A field of Lavender

Size: 24" x 48" From Sea to Sky Series

Size: 24" x 36" Please contact the artist for shipping details and payment options.

Size 24" x 48"

2 16"x16"panels. Diptych.

Blue and white Lupins along the Sea to Sky Highway to Whistler

36 x 36 oil on birch panel

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