House of Bikes Flowers and Forests Driving over the Lions Gate

Driving over the Lions Gate Bridge from Stanley Park was always a very nervous drive for me when I was young and new at driving…it always seemed a bit too narrow for my liking

The home in Naramata that I lived in for 21 years was for me a labor of love

Torn always between the country and the conveniences of the city the time spent here was special and rejuvenating

hear the sounds

West from Fernie was a scenic drive and when I saw that tree and field

House of Bikes Flowers and Forests Driving over the Lions Gate8 x 8 x 1. 5 Acrylic on canvas After getting my work accepted to a show in New Denver, BC at the Hidden Garden Gallery I was very excited and wanted to do a series of paintings honoring the area. When I went out for my yearly solo camping trip I wandered around the area taking photos of this and that and came up with nine 8' x 8" "Snipits of New Denver" This was a little house on the main street of New Denver and yes, all those bikes really were