Kennedy Lake Drive by Joan Larson
Pastel
12″x18″ framed
$1800
An inspired view of the road winding past Kennedy Lake. Anyone driving highway 4 west of Port Alberni will recall breathtaking scenery, those memories are usually accompanied by an experience of holding their breath also. Almost any point along the way is spectacularly beautiful but Kennedy is always there to welcome you to the west coast and to see you off on your way back.
The Lake by Ken Kirkby
24″x48″ oils on canvas
$3000
A very calm and serene lake view in signature Kirkby realism. The pale sky in this piece responds to the ambient color in the room.
Cameron Lake View by Ken Kirkby
30″ x 60″ Oil on Canvas
(sold) Coulson Collection
Cameron Lake is a deep cold lake located next to Cathedral Grove between Port Alberni and Coombs. The Lake was named after the first Chief Justice of Vancouver Island, David Cameron.
a Break in the Weather by Ken Kirkby
30″ x 40″ oil on canvas
$3000
Ucluelet 1899-1954 by E.A.Hillier
Ucluelet, about fifty miles from Port Alberni, is on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, at the westerly entrance of Barclay Sound. it is not a new settlement by any means. In 1899, there were about fifteen whites and two hundred Indians living there.
When Mr. H.J. Hillier left Victoria for Ucluelet, he was told that it was a good move, that the road was going that way, and that there were years of work ahead. On arriving in Ucluelet April 9th 1899, aboard the CPR steamship Willapaw, which sailed from Victoria four times a month, he found Mr. J. Sutton with wife and family – owner of the store and also part owner of large tracts of timber and land. He also met Mr. George Fraser, a botanist who had started his gardens about 1895. Mr. Fraser’s wonderful rhododendrons, azaleas, heather, and roses with their varied crosses made his gardens world famous for about 45 years, until his death.
Sealing was at it’s height in these days. two schooners were outfitted from the Ucluelet Reservation every year with a crew of thirty Indians each. These sailed out for a month or so to the sealing grounds. In winter and fall, the Indians and their wives fished for dogfish in their canoes. They extracted the oil from their livers and traded it to the store keeper. In return they received a stick marked in gallons at $.25 per gallon. They then traded the stick back for goods. More…
Pacific Sunrise by Ken Kirkby
24″x48″ oils on canvas
$3000
The green treeline stands in contrast to the mountains in the background as the sun rises over this grassy lakeside shore.
