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D. F. Gray.... Pastels from lifeOur Pacific Herring Spawn Event...and Pacific Black Brant Migration 2018 Lion of March
Rathtrevor Park yesterday a cold front came through as we arrived very dramatic but so windy, I walked around and found a windbreak of sorts also a bench to tie down to, while painting some Brant arrived posed for awhile, Lion of March pastel from life, 18 x 24" $1750. unframed Parksville Beach Eve
March 2 the Herring fleet gathers the fishery is open, 18 x 24" $1750. unframed Fishing the Spawn
March 3, the fishery opens and the harvest begins , 18 x 24" $1750. unframed the Birdshow at Parksville Bay
March 4th, 18 x 24" $1750. unframed Madrona Point
800 plus Brant Geese off Rathtrevor Park yesterday, gulls, Sea Lions, Eagles and of course Herring which were falling from the trees dropped by Eagles above, "fly like smoke" pastel from life, 18 x 24" $1750. unframed Surfside Birds
out in the sun on the East coast of Canadas West coast watching the eagles herd the gulls, pastel from life, 18 x 24"" pastel from life, 18 x 24" $1750. unframed Butterball Brant
March 18 off Eaglecrest warm day lots of Brant, Gulls ,Eagles 18 x 24" $1750. unframed Brant in the Bay
Sandra hosts a Brant viewing event in Parksville community park again this year I get the opportunity to paint after the set up, 18 x 24" pastel $1750. unframed
Brant Point Morning
Brant Point Morning, today Sandra was leading a bird ID walk I got to paint, mating Eagles first thing, 1800 or so Brant, a constant Scoter fly by, and a Peregrine Falcon mixed in,18 x 24" pastel from lifep, 18 x 24" pastel $1750. unframed Little Qualicum Brant
April 9, Pacific Black Brant at the Little Qualicum Estuary, working in the shelter of a wind break, they would be flushed by Eagles, aircraft and land again further down the beach so worked on the background until they would be flushed again and land in front of me, several birds had leg bands, indicating they were from Alaska, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, 18 x 24" $1750. unframed DF Gray Homepage |