Originals

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Over my years of painting, there has been a considerable amount of experimentation in my work. The basic Landscape Paintings in oil are painted without a brush, but with a broad palette knife, which is a flexible, steel blade giving the artwork a bold textured finish. The architecture pieces are primarily done with the palette knife. In the early 1970's, and early 1980's, my work took on a very abstracted form. This has manifested itself into the Impressionistic Landscapes of the early 2000's, several of which are painted with acrylic and/or mixed medium.


June 2006 - Meldrum Bay, Manitoulin Island, Northern Ontario -
February 06 - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Sept.05 - Strasbourg, France - So enchanted by the city, and a particular young man, my daughter decided to return to Strasbourg to live and work, at least for a short while. Insisting I visit again to "see" where she lives, it didn't take much encouraging to get me there. This visit was an artistic sojourn. Walking on probably every street and laneway on the island (my daughter lives near the cathedral) led to several extremely detailed pen and ink sketches and journal entries. Each of these sketches took several hours, returning on subsequent days to complete the work. Sitting beside the river, in a cafe or on the edge of a garden box in order to "do my thing" leaves me with memories a bus tour could never provide. I am so thankful that I was able to wander with the French as opposed to viewing them through a bus window.
March 05 - Manzanillo, Mexico
July 2004: Meldrum Bay, Manitoulin Island, Northern Ontario - Pristine, clear, cold waters of Lake Huron at the mouth of Georgian Bay is where the large ferry Chi-Cheemaum ingests the vehicles at Tobemory to cross this waterway, ending at South Baymouth on Manitoulin Island. The passage is studded with Islands with their white shale rock at the base of tall, straight evergreen; many inhabited and some with a singular lighthouse at a point near the channel. The waters were Prussian blue, aqua green, shimmering mauve and shades in between. I was thinking of the Group of Seven when viewing this landscape and waterways.

June 2004: A trip to Windsor, Ontario was especially interesting to me as it was the first time since 1971. What a change. Along the river there are walkways and parks, with an attractive road running from downtown Windsor all the way to Tecumseh. The Detroit skyline sparkled in the brilliant sunshine with unusual clouds framing them, and at night the lights in the buildings looked magical reflecting in the St. Clair River. This has inspired me to do a small series entitled "Sky Lines". I just need the time to develop the group.

April 2004: Strasbourg, France - My daughter was studying at the University of Strasbourg for her 3rd year, and she asked me several times to come and visit. What a delight. I was struck by the architecture, particularly the many narrow streets, some leading to interior courtyard with cafes and restaurants. The - I'll - River runs through the centre of Strasbourg and divides at the island where Petite France, the old district and the Cathedral are situated. Along the waterways there are the restaurant barges and lowered walkways like those near Notre Dame in Paris. I have so much material to work on and am very excited about this.




IMPRESSIONISTIC LANDSCAPES
(Acrylic, Oil, and/or Mixed Medium)


"Amazing Skies of New Mexico" August 2003: I was lucky enough to visit a friend in Vado, New Mexico, on a small ranch over-looking the desert of the National Reserve and Bishop's Cap Mountain in the San Andreas Mountains. The evening lights of Las Cruces could be seen in the valley far below, and in the daylight there were touches of green made possible by the waters of the Rio Grande. I was taught to ride two beautiful horses, Snap and Cody, well enough to venture off-trail in the desert below the ranch. Being the rainy season, the sky was magnificent with its cloud formations and the rain spouts dotted against clear blue. Sunsets were unbelievably breath-taking.



Seven Brothers Mountain ã (West of Hwy.25 near Hillsboro, New Mexico) Original Oil, 30"x30'` canvas unframed $1285	Snap and Cody ã (Vado, New Mexico, U.S.) 30"x30'` Original Oil, canvas unframed $1285	Las Cruces from Bishop's Cap Rdã (Vado, New Mexico, U.S.) 30"x30" Original Oil on canvas, unframed $1285


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Bishop's Cap Mtn, Vado, NM ã Original Oil, 12"x12" canvas unframed $325	Rain Spouts over the Rio Grandeã (Vado, New Mexico) Original Oil, 12"x12" canvas unframed $325

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Looking East at Sunset - Left ã ( Vado, New Mexico, U.S.) 24"x24" Original Oil, canvas unframed $1185	Looking East at Sunset - Right ã (Vado, New Mexico, U.S.) 24"x24" Original Oil, canvas unframed $1185	Objects Appear ã (New Mexico, U.S.) 30"x30'` Original Acrylic, canvas unframed $1485


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Lush Desert at Bishop's Cap Mtn. ã (Vado, New Mexico, U.S.) 5"x7" Original Oil, archival mat, unframed $	Almost Dark at Bishop's Cap Mtn. ã (Vado, New Mexico, U.S.) 5"x7" Original Oil, archival mat, unframed $


"North Carolina and Back" April 2003: On my trip to North Carolina in the United States, corrections to my sketches opened my eyes to a totally different composition approach for landscape. . . combined with the blizzard at Flat Rock which quickly changed to early spring. The trees on the mountain slopes were just starting to change colour; the willow trees, being first to show off, standing out, singularly, yellow against to blush of reds and grays on the hillsides. . . I was mesmerized by the landscape. . . .These 6 pieces, I share with you.

Hickory Nut Falls from Cliff Path ã (North Carolina, U.S.) Original Oil, 30"x30'` canvas unframed SOLD by Davis Canadian Arts, Stratford	Flat Rock ã (West Virginia, U.S.) Original Oil, 30"x30'` canvas Unframed $1250	Lake Lure from Chimney Rock ã (North Carolina, U.S.) Original Oil, 30"x30'` canvas unframed Unframed $1250

Hickory Nut Falls ã (North Carolina, U.S.) Original Oil, 30"x30'` canvas unframed SOLD by Davis Canadian Arts, Stratford	Lake Lure ã (North Carolina, U.S.) Original Oil, 30"x30'` canvas SOLD by Davis Canadian Arts, Stratford	North Carolina Re-Awakening ã ( U.S.) Original Oil, 30"x30'` canvas Unframed $1250

"EUROPE"
"Exploring West Cornwall" September 2002 - West Cornwall, United Kingdom: Two glorious weeks were spent as an "Artist in Residence" at the Great Atlantic Gallery in St. Just-in-Penwith, a lovely town set in the middle of Land's End, Penzance and the artistic Town of St. Ives. To explain the beauty of West Cornwall would have me rambling on for some time. I was able to walk to footpaths which take you over stiles, passing red Devon bulls, wandering through farmers yards, following country lanes with wild black raspberries waiting to be plucked and down through the valleys to the seaside. Following is some of the work completed on this amazing part of the world. An exhibit with seven British artists was at the Great Atlantic Gallery, St. Just-in-Penwith, West Cornwall, UK during July/August 2003. See the web site http://www.greatatlantic.co.uk/ Follow the prompts: Map Works Gallery - Archive - (26July/15August 2003) Summer Special - Roxanne Jervis. Work from this collection is on exhibit at the Kor Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario Aug.6th-Sept.11th, 2004; and the Great Atlantic Gallery in St. Just-in-Penwith, Cornwall, England.

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Pines on the Ridge, Penzance ã ( West Cornwall, England) Original Acrylic, 30"x30'`canvas Unframed $1585	Light of Cornwall ã ( West Cornwall, England) Original Acrylic, 30"x30'` canvas unframed $1285	Godrevy Island ã (St. Ives, West Cornwall, England) Original Acrylic, 30"x30'`canvas Unframed $1285

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Over-looking St. Ives Harbour ã (West Cornwall, England) Original Oil, 30"x30'`canvas Unframed $1285	Long Point, Tresco ã (Scilly Isles, Cornwall, England) Original Oil, 30"x30'`canvas Unframed $1285	Tresco Beach, Scilly Islesã </