Trees-Canadian Rockies

You may have heard the phrase "You can't see the forest for the trees".

I love trees, they give us oxygen, nourishment, life. As we approach the Christmas season and the end of another year, I reflect back on my past year on this blog. Thanks to all of you who have followed my work, to those who have purchased my art, to my brother who helped me start my blog and most important to my son and partner in life (spouse) who have constantly supported me. And a special thank you to my Uncle Frankie who is battling Cancer, and is a supporter of so many people and causes. You are all the trees in my forest that have helped me grow, learn and create anew.

I look forward to presenting you with my new work in 2011.

The best to you and yours this Holiday Season,

Bob Krysak

Wide Open Spaces-Rocky Mountains

I live in the Rocky Mountains of Canada, and at times travel to the city for a variety of reasons.....supplies, airport, to visit friends.

I am always anxious to come home, for in front of me as I drive is the prairie flowing to the foothills and reaching up to the Rocky Mountains......Wide Open Spaces.

Wide Open Spaces

22" x 30" $500

Indian Paintbrush-Canadian Rockies

When you hike in the mountains in the summer you see flowers....sometimes acres of them! At the end of July I was fortunate enough to be hiking in the alpine and was surrounded by thousands of Indian Paintbrush, one of my favourite alpine flowers. How do you paint a thousand flowers?...........I decided to paint one.

Indian Paintbrush on Watercolour Canvas

24" x 18"

$350

Rundle Snowfall-Canadian Rockies

It was the last day of summer yesterday in the mountains, with 15cms. of snow on the ground. New snow gives great definition to the surrounding landscape, as does painting in Sepia.

Rundle Snowfall

9 1/2" x 7" $150 Sold

Houndstooth-Bugaboos

I just finished renovating the spare room in our home and have converted it into a full working studio. Thru the process, I realized it is the basics that make things work. My journey with art began with pencil sketches and has evolved into watercolour paintings. Here is a quick sketch I did of Houndstooth while I was in the Bugaboos. It's back to basics...pencil and paper.

Houndstooth/Marmolata-Bugaboos

It's always rewarding painting outside, away from the studio. The wind, sun and in this case the mosquitoes and black flies dictate how much detail you do and how quickly you paint.

I was sitting on a high alpine ridge when I painted this image, and when the wind was blowing I was in heaven....when it stopped I was swatting and brushing insects off me.

Houndstooth/Marmolata-Bugaboos

8.5" x 10" $200

Bugaboo Spire and Cobalt Lake

I just returned from a 4 day hiking trip with my family in the Bugaboo's. We reached the summit of many peaks, hiked along rolling ridge tops and sat by glacier streams. The weather was fantastic, bluebird every day, and the stars in the evening were some of the most impressive I have ever seen.

This painting is of Bugaboo Spire with Cobalt lake at its base. It's a magical place, one of my favourite spots in the world.

Bugaboo Spire and Cobalt Lake

8" x 10.5" $200 Sold