Category Archives for painting

Art Outside in Summer

Summer has been very busy with house guests and enjoying weather…and watering garden and picking berries. Fitting art in is difficult, but along with summer comes festivals and outdoor events. When I get asked to participate as an artist, I’ll … Continue reading →

05. August 2010 by Tracy Kobus
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Capturing the Spirit

Here’s a link to artists “capturing the spirit” at Vancouver Island Musicfest last summer. It’s an exciting challenge to paint outdoors, since conditions are in constant flux; not like controlled studio conditions where the tendency is to paint slower and … Continue reading →

10. March 2010 by Tracy Kobus
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Cumberland Forest Scene

I just completed this mural (4’ x 8’) for the Village of Cumberland. It is going to be displayed with six other murals (by several other artists) in the Village Park next to the Cumberland Bakery. I wanted this mural to feel alive and bursting with a … Continue reading →

23. October 2009 by Tracy Kobus
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Beach Time

This summer I completed a painting called Beach Time. It’s inspired from a photo I took last summer of a place just around the corner of Helliwell Park on Hornby Island. What particularly struck me about this location was the perfect half-circle shape of the little … Continue reading →

01. September 2009 by Tracy Kobus
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