I’ve had a week off and decided to try something different. I’m trying my hand at capturing some family memories inspired by #MCM life. Growing up we liked to spend time at the lake. My Dad would drive the boat and pull us kids on skis and wakeboards. This #oilpainting tries to capture those times.

@beakalf.bsky.social welcome to Bluesky

Wow! Ive been ignoring my Bluesky feed. I have a lot of new followers. Hmmm I better say something witty!😆 Let me get back to you all with something spontaneous and witty.

Raising money for Ukraine. I have a few prints of one of my original paintings that I am selling for $40 each with 100% of proceeds going to a charity supporting those in need in Ukraine. If you live in the Edmonton area and are interested, then DM me.

After today’s events in the Oval Office I feel like I need to share a piece of art I created years ago that inspired me to create more paintings in a similar style in support of aid for Ukraine. Ukraine is on the front line of the fight for our values of liberty & freedom & they need our support.

Something most conservative politicians seem to not accept. Building and densifying mature areas and brownfield sites should be the most conservative policy around. Raise tax revenue without raising taxes. An accountants dream.

Sometimes when one sign isn’t clear enough. Why not add a second sign. That should do it.

For our #Canada neighbors. The SANE part of what's left of our country loves you!

I hope you are right about this more than you could ever imagine.

Another benefit is they hardly need to use pesticides so you essentially get near organic.

Saw one of nature’s most remarkable animals yesterday in Costa Rica. We met the 2 and 3 fingered #sloth. They can live 30 yrs, have an 11 month gestation and never go into menopause. They have a super efficient use of energy and poop once a week when they dump about 2kg of 💩 and 1 litre of urine.

Spent the day visiting Panama City. Yesterday we were in another Spanish colonial town of Cartagena Columbia. Both have great old town centres. A slice of Europe on this side of the pond.

The Americans on our cruise are all watching the Superbowl so us Canadians have the run of the rest of the ship.

The amazing thing about visiting places is discovering the unexpected. We expected great beaches as that is what #Aruba is famous for. What we didnt expect was to find this bar called #ApotekSpeakeasy at the end of our day. We enjoyed a great cocktail before heading over to Lucy’s for fish burgers

buy Canadian. Noble idea. an one I will pursue. But I think we need to really consider applying this tactic to perhaps the most important industry. Media. A thread... 1/

As we pull out to sea all is calm but knowing all too well the turmoil we leave behind as this world seems to be goong through a bit of a tantrum right now. Take care folks.

I’ve come to the conclusion that if you are really good at what you do then you get a free pass on everything else. If you arent very good at what you do you had better be perfect at everything else.

Marriage on the rocks. Endless bickering, accusations. Can never do anything right. I don’t want it to end but nothing I say or do it’s good enough. Alberta I’m sad you feel this way. I thought we were stronger together. We could do anything, the envy of others. What appened. Yours always, Canada

My first painting of an Iris & it’s surprisingly challenging. Realizing its a very busy flower. Lots going on. Finding a balance btw having it look visually cluttered or taking some creative licence to tone it down in areas is key. I’m feeling like we’re close now. #canadianart #botany #Art

So here it is. Definitely brings out the colour of the flower. Now to build up the layers of paint on the flowers. #art #canadianart #botanicals

Decided the background conflicts with the foreground so taking the big step and changing it to a light blue. Separately I like the background but it doesnt work with the complexity and colour of the foreground flower so here goes! Stay tuned to see how this turns out. #Canadianart #botanicals #art

Happy New Year

The future is here baby!

So I figure many of you are up and awake after your wild New Years Eve revelry? So here is a ditty of a #NewYears2025 greeting we recorded during COVID lockdowns. So from the great white north of Canada to you all may 2025 bring you all the best you could wish for and more!

So for Christmas @scotiasinger.bsky.social tried something different. More like chiropractic treatment for turkeys but it was Spatchcocking where thru wizardry said bird is flattened out. Why you ask? Cooked in 1/2 time with even cooking as more of the surface area of the bird is closer to the heat.

For Day 25 of the #ArtAdventCalendar he is a #musical Christmas greeting we recorded at home back in the days of Lockdown. #MerryChristmas everyone and the very best to you all this season and for 2025.

Just back from our candlelight service at church. Every year we try to NOT light each other on fire as candles are lit and passed through the pews while we sing Silent Night. We’ve probably been doing this for 20 years and it mever gets old. Click the image to get the full panorama.

I love this

It's Day 24 of #ArtAdventCalendar and that means just one more sleep and one more post tomorrow. Don't worry I will still be around and posting new work and stuff in the new year. So stick around.

For the last day of #ArtAdventCalendar I’m sharing this painting I did of one of my favourite places, Kokanee Creek Park 💙 Thank you to all the artists who’ve shared their work over the past 24 days ❤️ ‘Kokanee Creek Park in December’ 30”x24” Acrylic on 1.5”gallery profile canvas

The holidays can be a busy time and everyone needs time for a recharge including apparently one of our #cats

I don’t generally like to drag myself out of bed too early but with my wife’s urging I luckily did that day. While staying in the #Jasper in mid September we woke up to a first snow. Early enough in the season for the lake to not be frozen provided for an amazing photo opp! #ArtAdventCalendar Day 23

Get well soon there @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 22. Happy Sunday everyone! Anyone up for a walk in the dunes? This painting is inspired by a visit to #PEI #CavendishBeach

Day 21 of #ArtAdventCalendar, Winter Solstice. I watched the sun disappear behind these trees this afternoon. This charcoal drawing was created a few years ago, but the trees look just the same today. The same proud Oaks, silhouetted against the darkening sky. 🌙

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 21 Here’s a redo from the beginning of this month’s posts. On this shortest day of the year as the sun barely clears the trees before settling down for the night. Tomorrow the sun begins its long journey north and the promise of summers flowers returning.

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 20 So I’ve logged off work for one last time in 2024. Looking forward to Christmas activities & RnR. So starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel for new posts so here’s another holiday photo from #DinasourProvincialPark in 2015. We did a guided golden hour photographer walk

So my state just gave ranchers farmers the middle finger. They are opening the eastern slopesnof the Rocky Mountains to strip mining for coal. The same government has banned renewable energy projects from being developed in over 75% of farmland due to their “harmful environmental affects”.

Im digging back a few years for today’s #ArtAdventCalendar Day 19. This #oiloncnvas is inspired by visits to the North Sea coast in #TheNetherlands and the town of #Katwijk and #Noordwijk Also #PEI

I love all the new people who are following me but its extra special when I see someone I know from my home town follow me. Today one of my old followers from that other platform has found me here.

An oldie, acrylics on a 10" square canvas #artadventcalendar

Lately we seem to have lots of political storms but here's a more traditional kind. #oiloncanvas depicts afternoon storm with sun shining behind it making it look like it's on fire. The good thing about storms, both political or traditional, they are only here for awhile. #ArtAdventCalendar Day 18

Listening to Canadian political news this week and my question….”What was in the economic report again?” Seems to have been overshadowed a bit shall we say.

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 17 This field is now a subdivision with houses and cul de sacs. It sits at the end of a road close to my sister’s home. She often stopped to admire it on her walks. She asked me to capture the image in an oil painting which now hangs on her wall as a moment frozen in time

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 16.The story behind this painting is I am not a painter of faces so to capture my two friends I painted them cleverly concealing the parts of their bodies I didnt want to tackle. Funny thing is they still recognized themselves and bought the painting for their wall.

#ArtAdventCalendar day 15 Here’s another painting from a series I did several years ago based a visit to the beach town of #Katwijk in #TheNetherlands It was the end of summer and the beach was empty. Cool Spetember air had arrived and the cabanas were neatly packed up the season.

The great thing about art is it comes in multiple mediums. With Christmas but 11 days away, here's something from the archives. During COVID some people baked sourdough bread, my wife and I recorded some personal arrangements of Christmas songs...just for fun. #ArtAdventCalendar #Christmasmusic

Hermit crabs. Pigment, gel, alcohol inks and fineliner. #art #ArtAdventCalendar #hermitcrab #penandink

For Day 13 of #ArtAdventCalendar I’m sharing this painting of Kootenay Lake in early September 💚 Last Camping Trip of the Season 16” x 20”, acrylic on 1.5" gallery canvas.

It’s Friday everyone. Are we all done our Christmas shopping? Only one more full week of work for me and then I get some time off. I havent done a lot of winter paintings but these ones were based on photos I took of the Walterdale Bridge outside in -35C a few years ago. #ArtAdventCalendar #yegarts