Tag: nature
Haida Gwaii - Arrival
October 4, 2026
Haida Gwaii, to me, is as much a feeling as it is a place. As soon as I saw its shores (from the second ferry, boarded after a brief six-hour sleep in ...
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Garden Tree
July 28, 2026
I’ve often thought nature was the best gardener. Mossy rocks and ferns near a bubbling stream or bleached driftwood surrounded by sea grass and beach pea, sometimes look like they’ve been artfully ...
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The Art of Reframing (What's in Your Mind)
July 2, 2026
Categories: Motivation, Nature
I have a habitual way of thinking or coping skill I discovered as a tree planter. When in extreme discomfort I would automatically think about something worse that could be happening.
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How Inspiration Appears
June 2, 2026
Categories: Uncategorized
How do we get inspiration, a good idea, or a “lightbulb moment” to appear? I think partially it comes from an inner readiness to respond to the world around you. If you ...
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How to Trick Time (Before It Tricks You)
March 30, 2026
Categories: Inspiration, Nature
One summer, when I was about ten years old, there was a moment in time that I haven’t forgotten. It wasn’t an exciting moment, more of an everyday moment.
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Carpe Diem
February 27, 2026
Categories: Art Process, Nature
In this painting, called: “Carpe Diem” (“seize the day” in Latin), the walls of the house have magically disappeared. What is usually pictured indoors, or on a patio, is instead outside, surrounded ...
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Reflection
January 29, 2026
There is a maze of trails in the area I live that mountain bikers call The Vortex. Once you go in, you may not find your way out. In this place, just ...
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Berg Lake Trail: Plug and Play
September 2, 2025
Categories: Uncategorized
This was a last-minute trip. I only had a couple days to pack before joining a couple friends to hike the Berg Lake trail. Someone they knew had cancelled their reservation and ...
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The Spit
May 17, 2025
Categories: Uncategorized
I have camped at and visited Rebecca Spit on Quadra Island numerous times before with no thoughts of creating a painting. What drew me immediately to my friend’s photo of the same ...
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Nature's Free Medicine
April 2, 2025
Categories: Uncategorized
When I am in nature, taking an extra moment to acknowledge where I am at: what I am seeing, hearing or feeling, opens me up to be able to experience that sense ...
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