Canoes at Silver Lake, watercolour on paper, 2014 – 2016

Jim Elwood, Canoes at Silver Lake, 2014-2016 Watercolour on paper,  11 x 8 in. $125 plus $15.00 shipping and handling within Canada Every Art In the Park event I went to I would work on this image.  You never really get much done at those events but people enjoy watching an artist paint. I took…

Dark Eyed Junco, watercolour on paper, 2015

Jim Elwood, Dark Eyed Junco, 2016 Watercolour on paper,  6 x 4 in. $75 matted, plus $15.00 shipping and handling within Canada GONE to two wonderful people on Vancouver Island I think Dark Eyed Juncos are one of the cutest birds to come to local feeders.  Usually they prefer the ground under the feeder rather…

Tree Detail Series, oil on canvas, 2015

Jim Elwood, Tree Detail series, 2015 Oil on canvas,  5 x 7 in. $75 each panel, plus $15.00 shipping and handling within Canada I remember sitting at the Vancouver Art Gallery for many hours drawing Tom Thomson’s “Northern River”.  One of the greatest paintings in Canadian history.  I tried to figure out the “timeline” of how…

Steveston Sketch, ink on paper, 2015

  Jim Elwood, Steveston Sketch, 2015 Ink on paper,  8 x 11 in. $75 plus $15.00 shipping and handling within Canada If you are into old wooden fish boats (who isn’t), then Steveston B.C. is the place to visit, so many great boats.  I sat and drew this boat while my family patiently cruised the…

Village Bay, graphite and watercolour on paper, 2016

Jim Elwood, Village Bay, 2016 Graphite and watercolour on paper,  22 x 30 in. $475 plus $45.00 shipping and handling within Canada I love drawing, love watercolour and fish boats so this is my “perfect art storm”.  The graphite gives the image line, detail and tone.  Sometimes the tones in a pure graphite drawing can…

Glenrosa Sunrise, oil on canvas, 2014

Jim Elwood, Glenrosa Sunrise, 2015 Oil on canvas,  24 x 18 in. $325 plus $35.00 shipping and handling within Canada Sometimes great scenery and light show up when you least expect it.  I had just pulled into the back parking lot of the school I work at and through the pines was the most amazing…

Yaquina Head Lighthouse, oil on canvas, 2015

J im Elwood, Yaquina Head Lighthouse, 2015 Oil on Canvas,  16 x 20 in. Private collection To celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary my wife Lorri and I did a road trip to Oregon and California.  We tried to hit every lighthouse along the coast, tough to do!  One of our favourites was Yaquina Head Lighthouse,…

Sky Series #1, oil on canvas, 2016

Jim Elwood, Sky Series #1, Active Pass Sunset, 2016 Oil on canvas,  24 x 18 in. $425 plus $35.00 shipping and handling within Canada For years I have been fascinated with skies and take photos of those great cloud and sky colour moments.  Last year I finally started to paint them.  This image is from…

Sky Series #2, Connector, oil on canvas, 2016

Jim Elwood, Sky Series #2, Connector, 2016 Oil on canvas,  24 x 18 in. $425 plus $35.00 shipping and handling within Canada   This is the second in the Sky Series.  I was driving back from the coast and hit a summer storm on the “Connector” highway between Merritt and West Kelowna.  The rain was…

Sky Series #3, Okanagan Sunrise, 2017

  Jim Elwood, Sky Series #3, Okanagan Sunrise, 2017 Oil on canvas,  36x 12 in. $425 plus $35.00 shipping and handling within Canada This is the third in the Sky Series.  Our home has a beautiful view across Okanagan Lake and some of the sunrises can be pretty spectacular.  It is such a wide view…

Sky Series #4, Gulf Islands, 2017

  Jim Elwood, Sky Series #4, Gulf Islands , 2017 Oil on canvas,  24 x 18 in. $425 plus $35.00 shipping and handling within Canada This is the fourth in the Sky Series.  I can never understand how passengers can sit inside the ferry on the ride from Tsawassen to Schwartz Bay with such beautiful…

Sky Series #5, Active Pass 2, 2017

  Jim Elwood, Sky Series #5, Active Pass 2, 2017 Oil on canvas,  24 x 18 in. $425 plus $35.00 shipping and handling within Canada This is the fifth in the Sky Series.  This is the same spot as the first in the sky series but the view is from the water and not the…