Rabbit Island. Full Tide

What a lovely autumn day at Rabbit Island. Not a cloud in the sky. Well, maybe just a few clustered around Mt. Arthur, but here at the Island not a one. Today I arrived an hour before high water, and left an hour after. There was very little wind and the channels were mostly glassy, with tidal streaks and the occasional little zephyr drifting away.

Tony is right. I could spend all year here and not exhaust it's possibilities. But then, my valley is lovely, as is the foreshore, the marina, the port, the delightful municipal gardens, and the heritage buildings down town. Not to mention the snowy mountains that will be waiting down South later in the year.

I think I'll settle for painting at Rabbit Island every week or so.



15084. "Rabbit Island. Full Tide". Oil on panel. 8x10 in. $150

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