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The weekend of the Swiftsure Yacht Race

Posted by The Innkeepers on 10:28 am in ABC, Activities, Art Gallery Updates, Artist Directory, June to Sept 2013 Slider, May 2013 Slider Spring Summer | Comments Off

The weekend of the Swiftsure Yacht Race is the most colourful and beautiful of the year at Sooke Harbour House! Watch the tapestry of spinnakers with the Olympic Mountains in the backdrop from by your fireplace in your hotel room , or during dinner or Sunday lunch in the restaurant at Sooke Harbour House. Be sure to bring your cameras. Book early to be sure of a dining room table with a view or a guest room overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca at 250 642...

Richard Wong

Posted by Gallery on 5:21 am in Art Gallery Updates, Artist Directory, Paintings | Comments Off

I was born in Hong Kong in 1954, spent my early childhood exploring the golden wheat fields in Saskatchewan, and completed my post-secondary education on the West Coast. I began painting shortly after I retired from a career with the BC Provincial Government in 2009 when my wife gave me a watercolor kit for Christmas…presumably to keep me out-of-trouble. Soon after, I found painting relaxing and worries about everyday life would disappear as soon as I take hold of a brush. From those early beginnings, I now draw inspiration for...