BC Author and Watercolor Artist
Welcome to my world of art, literature, pottery, creativity and love of the beauty of all things nature. Enjoy!
A tough summer, lots of change in our lives as we deal with reduced capacity and health issues. Those of you who made it to the studio this summer encountered a variety of unusually chilly weather but you all were still thrilled to be here, as am I. I spent ten days, in roughly one hour increments, painting this scene of my garden.
The paintings of Childe Hassam, in the beautiful garden memoir "Celia Thaxter's garden" have always inspired me. Although I was unable to replicate the shimmering quality he captured of her seaside garden, I was happy, claiming moments of tranquility while painting the lilies, hollyhocks, roses in bloom and the spent poppies on the white page. Taking us to summer any time of the year..... "Late Summer Lilies" (11 x 14 watercolor, unframed) Aug-Nov 2022 Use the EMAIL US button below to inquire about purchase, thank you! |
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New Release!
Dear friends and fans of the world of the Broughton Archipelago, I know you are legion, as are those who enjoy a good book. I am astonished though by the number of people who manage to have a life and write a novel - the two seem often to be mutually exclusive. And many of those novels are good to great! If we've met, at my studio, or at Billy's Museum, or even if only digitally, you may know I've been talking about my novel for years...too many years. In truth I wasn't just talking about my novel, I really was writing it, but... however long you think it will take, (you know the rule) double it and add thirty. In this case, four years became eight and the extra thirty, well that's how many days after the date I expected to have printed books in hand that I actually will have books in hand. Maybe.
And I hope it will be considered good to great!
Was it Really Murder?
Big crime comes to a town too small to merit even that title. Residents of the loose-knit coastal community, Echo Bay, are confronted with the same matters as the world at large; drugs, mental health, racial friction, sexism, you name it.But everyone signs on to the code; whether you like them or not, you always help someone in need.
When local prawn checker, Tim Connolly, doesn’t show up for a dinner date with his girlfriend Kit Sampson, no-one is too concerned. But when a body is found washed up on an islet by young boaters, the discovery fragments the community into a tumult of distrust and suspicion. And then the RCMP come calling.
Far from the structures created to monitor and regulate larger populations, these people are resourceful, tough and sometimes merciless. If something needs to be cleaned up, they clean it up. They gossip, embellish, draw conclusions and take action, sometimes disaster results, and sometimes a fitting outcome.
The glorious beauty of the Broughton Archipelago, with Echo Bay at the heart of the inlets and islands provides the background for these colourful characters who ‘rub along’—but can take justice into their own hands
when one of their own breaks the social contract.
Murder Rides a Gale Force Wind is now available for download on your digital device.
Click here to order!
And I hope it will be considered good to great!
Was it Really Murder?
Big crime comes to a town too small to merit even that title. Residents of the loose-knit coastal community, Echo Bay, are confronted with the same matters as the world at large; drugs, mental health, racial friction, sexism, you name it.But everyone signs on to the code; whether you like them or not, you always help someone in need.
When local prawn checker, Tim Connolly, doesn’t show up for a dinner date with his girlfriend Kit Sampson, no-one is too concerned. But when a body is found washed up on an islet by young boaters, the discovery fragments the community into a tumult of distrust and suspicion. And then the RCMP come calling.
Far from the structures created to monitor and regulate larger populations, these people are resourceful, tough and sometimes merciless. If something needs to be cleaned up, they clean it up. They gossip, embellish, draw conclusions and take action, sometimes disaster results, and sometimes a fitting outcome.
The glorious beauty of the Broughton Archipelago, with Echo Bay at the heart of the inlets and islands provides the background for these colourful characters who ‘rub along’—but can take justice into their own hands
when one of their own breaks the social contract.
Murder Rides a Gale Force Wind is now available for download on your digital device.
Click here to order!
To Order signed and inscribed copies, email me here
searosestudio@hotmail.com
Yvonne's Books ~
~ If you are interested in the story of the Broughton Archipelago...look for these books on BC Ferries, independent BC bookstores, Billy's Museum or at SeaRose Studio near Echo Bay. Contact me for a signed copy, because I have them all!
~ Colour the British Columbia Coast ~
takes you to the southern Gulf islands, Pacific Rim park, the Broughton Archipelago and up the coast to beautiful Haida Gwaii, featuring the people and places of our remarkable land/seascape. Drawings are printed on good quality paper for colouring or painting, each with a tear-out strip so you can mount or hang your picture. To the left of each drawing a short description of the scene, a book title or internet site offers more information about the topic. An Artist's Tip on each page too, which makes this book a whole lot more than just another colouring book! Colour the British Columbia Coast promises many hours of happy creativity....See the note below regarding current availability of this book.
~ Read Bill Proctor and Yvonne's enduring classic of the history, people and places of the Broughton Archipelago, Full Moon Flood Tide ~ now a BC Classic with 10,000 copies sold! Tide Rips and Back Eddies continues the tradition and offers an in-depth portrait of Blackfish Sound and more coastal history.
~ In Drawn to Sea, Yvonne 'creates stunning, lyrical word pictures of her home in the Broughton Archipelago'. Making the most of the tools available, from paintbrush to chainsaw, she has flourished in this remote area, carving out a home and a career in a place far from just about everyone.
Available in your local bookstore, online or through Yvonne
copyright © Caitlin Press 2013. http://caitlin-press.com/our-books/drawn-to-sea/
searosestudio@hotmail.com
Yvonne's Books ~
~ If you are interested in the story of the Broughton Archipelago...look for these books on BC Ferries, independent BC bookstores, Billy's Museum or at SeaRose Studio near Echo Bay. Contact me for a signed copy, because I have them all!
~ Colour the British Columbia Coast ~
takes you to the southern Gulf islands, Pacific Rim park, the Broughton Archipelago and up the coast to beautiful Haida Gwaii, featuring the people and places of our remarkable land/seascape. Drawings are printed on good quality paper for colouring or painting, each with a tear-out strip so you can mount or hang your picture. To the left of each drawing a short description of the scene, a book title or internet site offers more information about the topic. An Artist's Tip on each page too, which makes this book a whole lot more than just another colouring book! Colour the British Columbia Coast promises many hours of happy creativity....See the note below regarding current availability of this book.
~ Read Bill Proctor and Yvonne's enduring classic of the history, people and places of the Broughton Archipelago, Full Moon Flood Tide ~ now a BC Classic with 10,000 copies sold! Tide Rips and Back Eddies continues the tradition and offers an in-depth portrait of Blackfish Sound and more coastal history.
~ In Drawn to Sea, Yvonne 'creates stunning, lyrical word pictures of her home in the Broughton Archipelago'. Making the most of the tools available, from paintbrush to chainsaw, she has flourished in this remote area, carving out a home and a career in a place far from just about everyone.
Available in your local bookstore, online or through Yvonne
copyright © Caitlin Press 2013. http://caitlin-press.com/our-books/drawn-to-sea/
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Please Note ~ Colour the British Columbia Coast
I am sorry to share that this special book is currently out of print. But I love it when people send me drawings they have coloured and tell me what it meant to them. I am considering reprinting as SeaRose Publishing but due to the high cost of the heavier paper, would have to increase the price. Would you still buy it? Use the email link above, beside the image of Drawn To Sea and let me know your thoughts. (PS Please do not use the link to order, until further notice, thanks.) |
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You can order Drawn to Sea, Full Moon Flood Tide and Tide Rips and Back Eddies
(each 25.00) plus $15 shipping in Canada. Save on shipping by ordering all 3 books. Extra Shipping fee may be required when shipping outside of Canada. email for inquiries ...searosestudio@hotmail.com |
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Video of Drawn to Sea Book release and Legacy CD, Mother Daughter Book and CD tour by Kamile Kapel of Spontaneous Productions |
A beautiful video was made at Nanaimo North Library, by Derek Johnstone of Shaw TV, |
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