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Mike Lathrop’s Paintings on Display at the Ministry of Health Building in Victoria, BC

A collection of 8 of my paintings will be on display as part of a show at Gallery 5 on the fifth floor of the Ministry of Health building here on Blanshard Street in Victoria, BC.

This show is not accessible to the public, but if you are working in health care there is a good chance you might be on the way to or from a meeting on this floor.

My work will be there until October this year.

No artist can hope to claim universal appeal, but it gives me great satisfaction when I see someone connect with one of my paintings, and I see their shoulders loosen, just a little, for a while; perhaps even just a second or two.

During this time, it’s nice to know my work will be there for the people who are working hard to pull us through this pandemic. I’d like to think that at some point, in some small way, someone who is working long hours under tough circumstances might get a moment of relief from the stress of this moment through the experience of my work.

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Very Last Minute Holiday Shopping?

If you are in Victoria, and Christmas has snuck up on you, I just wanted you to know of a few things I have in stock and ready to pick up. If you were to purchase one of these items and select “Local Pickup” as your delivery option, you can come and get them from me, here near Cook and Hillside in Victoria.

As I write this, I have one each of Bear Hill at Sunset from Elk Lake, Giclee prints on canvas:

Purchase an 18×24″ print here, or a 27×36″ print here

I also have one 12×24″ Giclee print of Matheson Lake:

Purchase a 12×24″ print here

And, I still have, at this moment, 5 more 2020 wall calendars left. You can purchase one of those here.

Apologies for the blatant sales pitch. Thanks for reading this!

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Recent Painting – Sunset on Calm Waters at Sproat Lake

Our first trip out of the season, we explored all the nooks and crannies of the shoreline near our campsite on Kayaks. Coming back from the petroglyphs, I stopped at this spot for a while, and vowed to come back when the sun was closer to the horizon. When I did, the water was still, and the light gave the sky and water’s surface a metallic sheen. I took the photo I based this painting on while bobbing there, gently on the lake.

This original 30×40″ acrylic on canvas painting is available here.

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Islands at Swartz Bay

Every time I am on the ferry returning home to Vancouver Island I breathe a sigh of contentment when the ferry docks in the terminal. I always enjoy watching the scenery change on the ferry; there is a slow transformation of surroundings, from malls and the coal terminal to the trees and rocky beaches of the gulf islands. This painting depicts islands that can be seen from the ferry just before it docks in Swartz Bay.

The original diptych on two 24×36″ acrylic on canvas painting is available for sale here.

It is currently hanging at the Victoria International Airport, and can be viewed there until April 14, 2019.

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First Crocuses at Summit Park

Summit park is located in the same forest of garry oak trees where my house is. Every spring, for a fleeting week or two, the ground is carpeted with crocuses. These were among some of the first I observed the year I painted this; and I’d never seen them in this yellow colour before. They were nestled in the grass amongst oak leaves that had fallen the previous autumn, slowly nourishing the soil for more crocuses in years to come.

The original 30×30″ acrylic on canvas painting is available for sale here.

It is currently hanging at the Victoria International Airport, and can be viewed there until April 14, 2019.