Other paintings started but on hold with the move - Dec. 10, 2015

There are three other paintings that I had started earlier but have been waiting until a) I got a few icon commissions done (commission income does take priority in the end), and now b) I get the condo sold and make the transition to Vancouver Island. I've had to pack up much of my studio supplies in the interim. including these 3 canvases along with my supply of other canvases. There just isn't the room for the condo viewings.

But once I can get past the point of selling the condo, I can make my studio more functional once again, until it comes time to the final pack and load-out. Hopefully soon!

This 12"x36" painting is 75% completed. I just need to further develop the cracks and highlights. I want to keep this one softer overall, similar to the Child/Cub Totem painting.

It is a close-up section of the Beaver Totem by Bill Reid, which is part of the outdoor collection at UBC MOA.

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This was the Cormorant painting (24"x36") I started a while back but ended up on the back burner until I completed the Raven/Eagle painting for the Silk Purse Exhibition. I will get back to it.

This section is from the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) Totem Pole by Mungo Martin, which is part of the outdoor collection at the UBC Museum of Anthropology.

This 24"x36"canvas is in its very early stages. The image is a section of the Wolf Totem at the University of Alaska Museum, in Fairbanks.

I love the colours and the strength of this angle.

One lesson learned (or reminded of) so far, is that my experiment of trying to start with a blue base coat wasn't going to work. Why? It left me with trying to superimpose the undertones of the aging paint. So when I get back to this piece, the first thing I will do is go back to the beginning for the eye, and use the tried and true dark gray.