Santa Paws brought someone a new toy / pillow. #vizsla #dog #pet

Merry Christmas. #ArtAdventCalendar #merrychristmas

For Day 23 #ArtAdventCalendar Dawn at White Sands 24×36 61x91cm Oil on Canvas 2017 Commission

This piece was in our main library in 2015 for a couple of months & a woman told me she would stop by on her lunch break & just sit & look at it almost daily because it gave her some peace. Few better compliments. Shore 55×40 140×101cm Oil on Canvas 2015 #ArtAdventCalendar

A purpled striped jelly fish photographed in Black and White at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. #ArtAdventCalendar

For #artAdventCalendar day 21 evening, a not odd but old piece. Ice Falls 22×28 56×71cm Oil on Canvas 1992

Bison emerging from the fog at Elk Island National Park. #ArtAdventCalendar #Wildlife #Nature a

Pelican soars at sunset on the Oregon coast. #ArtAdventCalendar

Local woman wakes up, starts the OAT (oatmeal access tv) network, a media empire that provides unbiased reporting of all news stories unless you say something bad about oatmeal, makes oatmeal.

Sunrise at Elk Island National Park. #ArtAdventCalendar

For Day 20 #ArtAdventCalendar Chinook Sunset 36×48 91x122cm Oil on Canvas 2022

Starry night. Note: don’t think it’s a meteor in the pic. It might be the drone we were using to light the house. #ArtAdventCalendar.

The bird on the top has a nice fish. The bird underneath tries to steal the fish. The bird with the fish drops the fish when it knows it's being attacked by the fish thief. A little bit of drama. This encounter was far away, so grainy, but fun to witness and capture. #BaldEagles #birds

For #ArtAdventCalendar day 19 M74: The Phantom 36x36 91x91 Oil on canvas Based on the JWST image of M74, The Phantom Galaxy

Frosted wonderland! #ArtAdventCalendar

They not only survive, but they appear to thrive in the coldest of a Canadian winter deep freeze. How do they do it? (8 min listening time) www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

A squadron of pelicans preparing to call it at day. #birds #artadventcalendar

For Day 17 (just a week to go!) #ArtAdventCalendar 20x30" 51x76 cm Oil on Canvas 2025 Image of Herbig-Haro 49/50 star forming region taken by JWST MIRI & NIRCam  It is available.

Sometimes, all the bucks line up and you find yourself in the right place at the right time. Deep southern Alberta while look for an abandoned school. #ArtAdventCalendar #nature #wildlife

Reflections into the past. #ArtAdventCalendar

For #ArtAdventCalendar day 13, one from my 2018 Turbulent Skies Project. I Can See It…With My Imagination 44x60 112×152cm Oil on Canvas 2018

Canvasback reflection #ArtAdventCalendar #Photography #birds

Abandoned Home in Northern Alberta. #ArtAdventCalendar

Abandoned church north of Edmonton against a backdrop of a moody sunset. Orange and yellow colours are on and the rest turned off. #ArtAdventCalendar

Apparently it is flip your ears over day and beg for lunch. #dog #vizsla #pet

Nap time. 3 goslings all tucked in for an afternoon nap. #birds #birdoftheday #ArtAdventCalendar

A cute Anna’s hummingbird takes a short nap. #birdoftheday #birds #nature #ArtAdventCalendar

For #ArtAdventCalendar day 10 evening... It's starting to get quite cold here...not cold enough to make ice bubbles quite yet but here's some from 2017. Music by @fiddlehead.earthskyart.ca

Standing Deadwood -burnt forest in Jasper National Park. #ArtAdventCalendar

Ever have that feeling you are being judged? #owl #birds #nature #wildlife

For #ArtAdventCalendar Day 10 morning. A somewhat different style I was exploring 10 years ago. Based on a photo from a trip to Jasper Kim took me on for my 50th. Sunset at Patricia Lake 32×32 81×81cm Oil on Canvas 2015

Horizon, trees and distant rain (2022) #ArtAdventCalendar #Photography

Long exposure of Niagara Falls at Night. #ArtAdventCalendar #Landscapes #Canada

The elusive Northern Hawk Owl. This amazing bird of prey (owl) can spot prey 1/2 a mile away. There may be only 200,000 in the world. Small and fierce. #ArtAdventCalendar #owl #bird

For Day 7 #ArtAdventCalendar morning Chaser Sunset 35x44in 89x112cm Oil on Canvas 2020 #Art #Painting

Abstract view of the City of Edmonton Skyline at night. #ArtAdventCalendar

A train snakes through a winter wonderland at Morant's Curve in Banff National Park. #ArtAdventCalendar

How about my largest commission piece ever for #ArtAdventCalendar Day 6 morning. Bison Valley 84x46 in 213x117cm Oil on Canvas 2024

Bird on a wire (mountain bluebird) #Bird #Nature #Wildlife #ArtAdventCalendar

For day 4 #ArtAdventCalendar evening Bolt From The Blue 26×34 66×86cm Oil on canvas 2023

Day 5 morning #ArtAdventCalendar Lynds 483 20×30″ 51×76 cm Oil on Canvas 2025 Based on an image of two actively forming stars from the JWST NIRCam. Lynds 483 is 650 light years away in the constellation Serpens.

Early spring hillside (2024) #ArtAdventCalendar #Photography

Bison on a frosty winter morning. #ArtAdventCalendar

Day 3 of #ArtAdventCalendar: It's always hard to find the perfect tree-topper, but I think I've done it! #wildlife

City skyline made from bolts, screws, nuts and staples. #ArtAdventCalendar

Orange Leaves in Fog #ArtAdventCalendar #Day1 #Sweetgum #Leaves outside my window on a foggy day in Jan 2025. #PNW #Photography

Day 2 #ArtAdventCalendar evening. Once In A Lifetime 36 x66 91x167cm Oil on Canvas 2021 A commission based on an actual photo

Day 3. Titled. “Bending Still” these abstract “Grasses” in situ at the collectors just outside of Ottawa. #ArtAdventCalendar

The northern lights dance above an abandoned community hall east of Edmonton. #ArtAdventCalendar

Day 2. Titled “Snow Capped” #ArtAdventCalendar