Thursday, October 13, 2011

Little Qualicum Falls

In July I went to visit a favourite place on Vancouver Island, Little Qualicum Falls:


When I was a child, my family would often spend an afternoon there, walking the trails, marvelling at the drop and the roar of the water.  Many years later I tried to paint the falls:



Englishman River Falls is nearby.  I also painted them:



It wasn't easy.  The first painting is 40 x 30 inches, and the other about 3 feet by 5 feet.