The Okanagan
Perfect Moment
36″ x 18″ Oil on Panel $1650
Skaha Sunrise
48″ x 24″ Acrylic on Panel $2300
Sandhill Pine
24″ x 30″ Acrylic on Canvas $1400
A tough old pine with a great view hangs on over the old Penticton-Osoyoos highway. This painting was inspired by a 1930s black and white photograph by famed photographer Lumb Stocks.
Skaha Magic
20″ x 16″ Oil on Canvas – framed $800
A summer sunset creates a magical scene from Eastside Road along Skaha Lake.
Storm Over Anarchist
12″ x 16″ Oil on Canvas -Framed $475
A spring storm passes over Osoyoos Lake and makes its way beyond Anarchist Mountain.
Radiant Presence – SOLD
(Reproductions in various sizes available)
36″ x 18″ Acrylic on Canvas
As the sun sets behind Summerland the light and shadow create a spiritual experience.
Grand Finale
36″ x 18″ Acrylic on Canvas $1200
A dazzling light show above Skaha Lake signals the closing of a wonderful Okananagan Summer day.
Giant’s Head Steam – SOLD
16″ x 20″ Acrylic on Panel
Giant’s Head Mountain in Summerland witnessed the age of steam from its quiet repose.
Luminous
16″ x 12″ Oil on Canvas – framed $400
There are times of the day when the landscapes of the South Okanagan seem to glow with an inner light.
Live at the Winery
16″ x 12″ Oil on Canvas $400
The wineries of the Okanagan Valley often feature live music in the afternoon or evening.
Road to Peachcliff
30″ x 24″ Oil on Canvas $1400
I love to venture out from my home beneath this South Okanagan landmark . . . and it is always a welcome sight on the return homeward.
South Okanagan Gold – SOLD
16″ x 20″ Oil on Canvas
The richness of the South Okanagan terroir produces its share of gold medal wines. Looking south towards McIntyre Bluff, and overlooking Vaseux Lake: a golden setting in which to enjoy the fruits of the land.
Summer’s Song
26″ x 17″ Oil on Panel $1250
The evening summer breeze creates a soothing song as it flows over the vineyards along
the southern end of Okanagan Lake.
Marmot Lake
30″ x 24″ Acrylic on canvas $1400
Driving past this tree on Skaha Lake daily inspired this image of a happy marmot basking in the evening sun.
Fruits of Our Labour – SOLD
48″ x 36″ Acrylic on Canvas
A year’s worth of hard work by many hands is distilled into a single bottle of wine.
First Date – SOLD
(Reproductions in various sizes available)
36″ x 36″ Oil on canvas
From a vineyard’s perch upon the silt banks just north of Munson Mountain, a pair of Quail get acquainted on a summer’s eve.
Into Eden
48″ x 36″ Oil on Canvas $3200
The beautiful ‘Eden’ on the west side of Skaha Lake became the community of Kaleden almost 120 years ago. Kaleden has always been an agricultural community, evolving from fruit trees in it’s early days, to vineyards most recently. I thought it would be fun to place this old 1958 Chev Truck going about it’s business, in an indeterminate time, with the famous views to the south. A beautiful ‘garden of paradise’ indeed.
Above the Lake – SOLD
24″ x 30″ Acrylic on Canvas
Even though I drive the highway from my home in OK Falls to Penticton several times a day, sometimes I just have to pull over when the light is right.
This painting is of the scene looking back over Skaha Lake.
Hester Creek – SOLD
48″ x 24″ Acrylic on Canvas
This painting is a depiction of Hester Creek Winery south of Oliver, BC. I was commissioned to paint it by friends in Alberta just months before I moved to the South Okanagan.
Wine Tasting – SOLD
30″ x 24″ Acrylic on Canvas
I often get commissions to capture the flavour of a favourite vacation. The original hangs in the home of an Alberta couple; a reminder of their Okanagan adventure.
Sky on Fire – SOLD
45” x 31” Acrylic on Canvas
A summer thunderstorm sweeps across Okanagan Lake and sets the July sky on fire.
Across Blue Mountain
36” x 24” Acrylic on Canvas $1500
There is a moment in an Okanagan autumn evening when light and colour reach maximum vibrancy and saturation. This view towards McIntyre Bluff is different every time I see it.
The Wine Thief
24” x 30” Acrylic on Canvas $1295
Special conditions and a certain time of year are necessary to coax both the magnificent Snowy Owl and a fine Okanagan Ice Wine from the Nature of British Columbia.
The Vineyard
18″ x 24″ Acrylic on Canvas $450
On a warm summer afternoon in the South Okanagan there are few things better than visiting a vineyard or two.
Beneath the Bluff
18” x 24” Oil on Panel – SOLD
A heart warming winter scene set beneath the imposing landmark of McIntyre Bluff in the South Okanagan.
The Wine Tree
11” x 14” Oil on Panel – SOLD
An Okanagan Wine Country spin on an old tradition with the ‘spirits’ of Christmas.
