Gulliver Travels Downtown, 8×10 oil on board
We saw and heard this musician playing on the street in Vancouver. Even this bird caught the rhythm and had to try out a few fancy steps.
Waves of Steel
Waves of Steel
Seeing this gull land on a rooftop on Granville Island, B.C. made me wonder if from a bird’s eye view, the corrugated steel roof may have looked like the inviting ripples of an ocean bay. Does this imply that he was gull-ible? After a hard landing and no gentle motion of the water to greet it, the bird would welcome a retreat to the foggy skies above.
Sentry at the post
If you’ve ever been to Granville Island or any waterfront anywhere, you will have been seen gulls. They are usually very active; either swooping over the heads of visitors or at the feet of the same visitors in a swarm of webbed toes, feathers and beaks, gobbling and running randomly. This one stood out in the crowd, sitting motionless and a little detached in front of the warehouse door. The marks on the post suggested to me that this bird was showing up to its’ regular spot to keep watch, at least for a few minutes!
Serenity Reflected
Gull Study
This was painted from a picture taken last fall in Algonquin Park. For the longest time, I sat and watched as this large herring gull and it’s ‘double’ floated serenely across the scene like a living statue. An instant later it unfolded it’s powerful wings and gracefully lifted off into a cloudless sky. Barely any splash. Great moment. Had to paint it. Still makes me smile.