Scars on Ice - International World Under 17 Hockey Tournament

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The Story Behind The Painting - “U-!7 - Scars on Ice”

The Under 17 World Ice Hockey Tournament is being hosted by Port Alberni, B.C. and will run from December to January 2009. As an artist and a hockey player, I had never previously tackled the subject of Ice Hockey in my art. I am finding that memories are powerful for me. This painting was fun to create. I wanted to “play” with the ideas of teamwork, chalk-talk, movement and directions. One of the fondest memories of my hockey years is when another, bigger player than I, wanted to fight me and in a flash, before a fist had hit me, my brother Wayne leaped to my defence. Wayne died at a “young” 60 years of age due to cancer. I use this painting to partially continue my grieving for our loss. Wayne was a great hockey player. I loved him. December 20, 2008

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What To Draw Today # 4 Print of Drawing 31" x 40"

The Story Behind the Drawing - What to Draw Today # 4 - This drawing is one of a series where I draw a single page on my Visual Journal. I explore a variety of disparate images as a regular process and habit. I then use software especially designed to allow me to expand my format into a "field" drawing and present a much larger drawing.





















































































































































































































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Commissions

Commissions are available for custom work, sizes and budgets.
Giclee Prints are available for larger sizes for Paintings and Prints - On canvas or archival paper.
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New Beginnings Print Series 1,2,3 and 4

The Story Behind the Print These four prints are a Suite of Digital Prints based on my painting, " New Beginnings"
These prints may be purchased as separate prints or as the suite.

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Fern Triptych 2004 Acrylic Painting on 3 - 10" x 20" Wood Panels

Acrylic 3 - 12" x 24" Wood Panels Read More...

Going For A Swim Triptych 2004

Acrylic 3 - 10" x 20" Wood Panels
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Folded Totem Altar # 3

Press Plates Folded Continued Read More...

Folded Totem Altar # 2

Press Plate Folded Series Continued Read More...

Folded Totem Altar # 1

A continuation of my studies related to folded metal press plates Read More...

Pacific Altar # 1

This print is a result of a Gonzales Bay photo shoot in Victoria, British Columbia in September 2008. Read More...

Chessmen on the Board - Gonzales Bay

This print is from a series of photos taken recently at Gonzales Bay in Victoria, British Columbia,one of my childhood haunts. I fell off many hand-built rafts in this cold body of water. Read More...

Worshipful Conversation # 1

The Story Behind the Drawing - This drawing is another of my conversations with myself using some templates along with interaction with line. Read More...

How to Care For Phalaenopsis # 1

The Story Behind The Drawing - This drawing originates from my free drawing where I attempt to flush out previously unattempted images. My aim is to have fun drawing and have linear conversations with myself. ( Phalaenopsis (Blume 1825) is a genus of approximately 60 species of orchids (family Orchidaceae). Read More...

Lakeshore Memorial

The Story Behind The Print - Lakeshore Memorial - Friends of ours who own a beautiful lakeshore home were in the process of renovating , or rather rebuilding the home of their dreams. Mixed emotions - we have all had the difficult job of "getting rid of things". But what about memories? How do you easily throw away items that have such vivid memories attached? I felt their sense of loss and had previously promised myself if I had to "get rid of something" that held deep memories I would at least shoot it first (photographically). That way I would hold on to the memories and perhaps have it live forever. This print is a memory of the "supports" that held up that precious old home, but had to go due to the necessity and the dream of re-building. I could have called this print "Memorial of Thankfulness". I dedicate this print to my friends who we appreciate so much. Many great shared family memories exist along with the struggles! The family ingeniously had a creative plan to let those memories live on but, in a new setting!Type rest of the post here
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Costumed Lady

The Story Behind The Print - Costumed Lady emerged from a series of prints shot while on a field trip to McLean Mill, historic site in Port Alberni, BC. I regularly took a class of students from VAST Girls Project for photo shoots with digital cameras. It was during the winter and this shot included moss, leaves and snow along with a random piece of wire. This shot fascinates me because of the subliminal imagery which emerges out of the print. What do you see?

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"Q" - 2008 Alberni Valley Wine Festival

Alberni Valley Wine Festival Commission for Rotary at Echo Centre

"Q" will be part of the silent auction. Rotary uses funds raised by the wine festival to support items such as community projects and bursaries. Rotary very kindly allowed me to display some of my work during the event and have access to about 15 feet of wall space in the Cedar Rooms. Thanks to Theresa Kingston and Cheryl Hamilton, two members of the committee for their valuable assistance. Also a big thank you to Vaughn Chase who permitted me to do some research at the Chase & Warren Vineyard. Read More...

What To Draw Today # 4

The Story Behind The Drawing - What To Draw Today # 4 is a drawing which allows me to explore disparate elements within my drawings. I usually draw on a page of paper within my Visual Journal and complete a single page to my satisfaction. I then process each drawing using special software to play with variations. This allows me to create large "field drawings" where new visual relationships emerge.
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Georgia Study 2006

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Drftwood Altar #12

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Driftwood Altar # 2

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Driftwood Altar # 3

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New Beginnings 2

The Story Behind The Painting – New Beginnings 2 - The painting, New Beginnings 2 started on top of New Beginnings 1. This painting on paper was built on history and started from a design I created in 1969 after my studies in New York at Pratt Institute. It contains imagery related to my past, my present and my future. I am indebted to many fine teachers in my past and dedicate this painting to them as I start my new beginnings.
Thanks, Bill West, Gordon Smith, Bob Steele, Sam Black, Penny Gouldstone, Walter Rogalski, George McNeil, Norman Yates and so many others! Read More...

Crow Fire

The Story Behind The Painting – Crow Fire“Crow Fire” is a painting celebrating the famous crow and his distant cousin the Raven. I have written a poem about Ravens in a very cold winter in the Yukon. The Raven stole about three dog dishes from my Husky, Nanika.

These birds are mischievous and I like them!
“……… my praise of the raven grew then t’wards a haven reserved solely alone for a few
had I known t’was the raven who had a full craven for stealing three doggy dishes from two
I’d uv called my dog in, forgetting my sin,so he’d eat without dishes that flee
and maybe then strike, a raven I did not like,to stop all the worry in me…….. Read More...

Aboriginal Beginnings

The Story Behind The Painting –“Aboriginal Beginnings” is named because of the influence of aboriginal imagery in my work. When I was in grade 5 or 6 my teacher took my class to see an exhibit of First Nations work at the Parliament Buildings in Victoria, BC.At that time the First Nations artifacts and items were displayed in the lower floor of the Parliament Buildings. I remember a lone rattle snake in a glass aquarium where visitors threw coins. I felt sorry for the snake. I remember after viewing the exhibition getting back to school, riding my bike home chanting to myself as I peddled, “I wish I was an Indian, I wish I was an Indian…….!”This painting freed me up to allow myself to use such imagery in my paintings.As a youth I was also impressed by Craft Cards that used to come in Shredded Wheat promoting “Straight Arrow” – an indian comic book hero of mine. His comics and cards taught kids how to build things in the native way. Read More...

Sand Tag # 1

The Story Behind The Painting – Sand Tag # 1 - It has been a life-long dream of mine to paint. Sand Tag 1 and 2 come from a chapter of my past., where I used to play a lot on the beaches of Victoria’s Gonzales Bay as well as Courtenay’s Bates Beach.

I have only recently realized how my past had impacted my present related to my drawing practices. I used to create large mazes on the sandy beaches using a long stick as a drawing tool in the sand.
I would draw a maze so that as kids we could play a game of team tag where we ran in the drawn maze or puzzle and had to avoid the dead ends and confusion. I still love it and will continue to play sand tag with my children and their family. Sand Tag Patterns available on request! Often my canvas becomes a safe place to play “Sand Tag”!

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Sand Tag # 2

The Story Behind The Painting – Sand Tag 2 - It has been a life-long dream of mine to paint.Sand Tag 1 and 2 come from a chapter of my past., where I used to play a lot on the beaches of Victoria’s Gonzales Bay as well as Courtenay’s Bates Beach.I have only recently realized how my past had impacted my present related to my drawing practices. I used to create large mazes on the sandy beaches using a long stick as a drawing tool in the sand. I would draw a maze so that as kids we could play a game of team tag where we ran in the drawn maze or puzzle and had to avoid the dead ends and confusion. I still love it and will continue to play sand tag. Sand Tag Patterns available on request! Often my canvas becomes a safe place to play “Sand Tag”! Read More...

Bread Clips # 1

The Story Behind The Painting – Bread Clips # 1 - I first became aware of Bread Clips when one of my students, Dale Johns, showed me some of his work in creating photograms about 1967 using bread clips. I was teaching at Como Lake Junior High in Coquitlam. Dale was attending Centennial School. He showed me a photogram where he had used a sheet of “Bread Tags” which were all connected. This image stuck with me through a lot of years. The Bread Clip was first used in 1950s –That makes it about 57 years old! That impresses me-such a simple invention that has lasted so long and is still used! Check this item out on Wickapedia. New York squashed cans take the stage in this painting-remnants of a past year of art school in New York. Read More...

Bread Clips # 2

The Story Behind The Painting– Bread Clips # 2 - I first became aware of Bread Clips when one of my students, Dale Johns, showed me some of his work in creating photograms about 1967 using bread clips. I was teaching at Como Lake Junior High in Coquitlam. Dale was attending Centennial School. He showed me a photogram where he had used a sheet of “Bread Tags” which were all connected. This image stuck with me through a lot of years. The Bread Clip was first used in 1950s –That makes it about 57 years old! That impresses me-such a simple invention that has lasted so long and is still used! Read More...

Bread Clips # 3

The Story Behind The Painting – Bread Clips # 2 - I first became aware of Bread Clips when one of my students, Dale Johns, showed me some of his work in creating photograms about 1967 using bread clips. I was teaching at Como Lake Junior High in Coquitlam. Dale was attending Centennial School. He showed me a photogram where he had used a sheet of “Bread Tags” which were all connected. This image stuck with me through a lot of years. The Bread Clip was first used in 1950s –That makes it about 57 years old! That impresses me-such a simple invention that has lasted so long and is still used! Read More...

Reflections - Sand Tag # 1

The Story Behind The Print – Reflections – Sand Tag # 1 - The Painting that this Reflections Print mirrors has been here extended . Using some Software designed by the artist and programmed by one of my brilliant former students "Reflections" are created. By repositioning the key elements of the painting I can create about 16 new views.As an artist this is like taking kids to a candy store and saying “eat all you want” and then taking them to another candy store and again saying “eat all the candy you want”! Like the Paintings, the Prints allow me to play- “Sand Tag”! Read More...

Reflections - Sand Tag # 2

The Story Behind The Print – Reflections – Sand Tag # 1 - The Painting that this Reflections Print mirrors has been here extended . Using some Software designed by the artist and programmed by one of my brilliant former students "Reflections" are created. By repositioning the key elements of the painting I can create about 16 new views.As an artist this is like taking kids to a candy store and saying “eat all you want” and then taking them to another candy store and again saying “eat all the candy you want”! Like the Paintings, the Prints allow me to play- “Sand Tag”! Read More...

Reflections - Bread Clips # 3

The Story Behind The Print – Reflections – Bread Clips # 3 - The Painting that this Reflections Print mirrors has been here extended . Using some Software designed by the artist and programmed by one of my brilliant former students "Reflections" are created. By repositioning the key elements of the painting I can create about 16 new views.As an artist this is like taking kids to a candy store and saying “eat all you want” and then taking them to another candy store and again saying “eat all the candy you want”! Like the Paintings, the Prints allow me to "play with my Bread Clip Collection ”! And that's another story! Read More...

Reflections - Bread Clips # 2

The Story Behind The Print – Reflections – Bread Clips # 2 - The Painting that this Reflections Print mirrors has been here extended . Using some Software designed by the artist and programmed by one of my brilliant former students "Reflections" are created. By repositioning the key elements of the painting I can create about 16 new views.As an artist this is like taking kids to a candy store and saying “eat all you want” and then taking them to another candy store and again saying “eat all the candy you want”! Like the Paintings, the Prints allow me to "play with my Bread Clips Collection”! And that's another story! Read More...

Reflexions - Bread Clips # 1

The Story Behind The Print – Reflections – Bread Clips # 1 - The Painting that this Reflections Print mirrors has been here extended . Using some Software designed by the artist and programmed by one of my brilliant former students "Reflections" are created. By repositioning the key elements of the painting I can create about 16 new views.As an artist this is like taking kids to a candy store and saying “eat all you want” and then taking them to another candy store and again saying “eat all the candy you want”! Like the Paintings, the Prints allow me to "play with my Bread Clips Collection all I want”! And again, that's another story! Read More...

Four Star Cows

The Story Behind The Print – Four Star Cows - Four Star Cows emerged from a series of prints based on photographs of the aluminum press plates which are still used by newspapers and printers. These plates are used to print the pages of newspapers and magazines and the like. Frequently, after they are used they are sold to the public for use as water-proofing the tops of pilings used in installing piles for wharves and docks. I am intrigued by the fact that they are often hammered or stapled onto the piling with the previously used ink-side down. I am fascinated to know what story or stories and photographs lie hidden on the hidden side? Often as I process this series, I am thrilled to see subliminal (hidden) imagery emerge. What do you see? Photoshoot at Port Alberni, BC, Harbour Quay Read More...

Folded Space Quartet

The Story Behind The Print – Folded Space Quartet - Folded Space Quartet emerged from a series of prints based on photographs of the aluminum press plates which are still used by newspapers and printers. These plates are used to print the pages of newspapers and magazines and the like. Frequently, after they are used they are sold to the public for use as water-proofing the tops of pilings used in installing piles for wharves and docks. I am intrigued by the fact that they are often hammered or stapled onto the piling with the previously used ink-side down. I am fascinated to know what story or stories and photographs lie hidden on the hidden side? Often as I process this series, I am thrilled to see subliminal (hidden) imagery emerge. What do you see? Photoshoot at Port Alberni, BC, Harbour Quay Read More...

Folded Crash 2

The Story Behind The Print – Folded Crash 2 - Folded Crash 2 emerged from a series of prints based on photographs of the aluminum press plates which are still used by newspapers and printers. These plates are used to print the pages of newspapers and magazines and the like. Frequently, after they are used they are sold to the public for use as water-proofing the tops of pilings used in installing piles for wharves and docks. I am intrigued by the fact that they are often hammered or stapled onto the piling with the previously used ink-side down. I am fascinated to know what story or stories and photographs lie hidden on the hidden side? Often as I process this series, I am thrilled to see subliminal (hidden) imagery emerge. What do you see? Photoshoot at Port Alberni, BC, Harbour Quay Read More...

Folded - Floating Os

The Story Behind The Print – Floating Os - Floating Os emerged from a series of prints based on photographs of the aluminum press plates which are still used by newspapers and printers. These plates are used to print the pages of newspapers and magazines and the like. Frequently, after they are used they are sold to the public for use as water-proofing the tops of pilings used in installing piles for wharves and docks. I am intrigued by the fact that they are often hammered or stapled onto the piling with the previously used ink-side down. I am fascinated to know what story or stories and photographs lie hidden on the hidden side? Often as I process this series, I am thrilled to see subliminal (hidden) imagery emerge. What do you see? Photoshoot at Port Alberni, BC, Harbour Quay Read More...

Folded - Floating 3

The Story Behind The Print – Floating 3 - Floating 3 emerged from a series of prints based on photographs of the aluminum press plates which are still used by newspapers and printers. These plates are used to print the pages of newspapers and magazines and the like. Frequently, after they are used they are sold to the public for use as water-proofing the tops of pilings used in installing piles for wharves and docks. I am intrigued by the fact that they are often hammered or stapled onto the piling with the previously used ink-side down. I am fascinated to know what story or stories and photographs lie hidden on the hidden side? Often as I process this series, I am thrilled to see subliminal (hidden) imagery emerge. What do you see? Photoshoot at Port Alberni, BC, Harbour Quay Read More...

Floating 2

The Story Behind The Print – Floating 2 - Floating 2 emerged from a series of prints based on photographs of the aluminum press plates which are still used by newspapers and printers. These plates are used to print the pages of newspapers and magazines and the like. Frequently, after they are used they are sold to the public for use as water-proofing the tops of pilings used in installing piles for wharves and docks. I am intrigued by the fact that they are often hammered or stapled onto the piling with the previously used ink-side down. I am fascinated to know what story or stories and photographs lie hidden on the hidden side? Often as I process this series, I am thrilled to see subliminal (hidden) imagery emerge. What do you see? Photoshoot at Port Alberni, BC, Harbour Quay Read More...

Sixteen Friends

The Story Behind The Print – Sixteen Friends - Sixteen Friends emerged from a series of prints based on photographs of the aluminum press plates which are still used by newspapers and printers. These plates are used to print the pages of newspapers and magazines and the like. Frequently, after they are used they are sold to the public for use as water-proofing the tops of pilings used in installing piles for wharves and docks. I am intrigued by the fact that they are often hammered or stapled onto the piling with the previously used ink-side down. I am fascinated to know what story or stories and photographs lie hidden on the hidden side? Often as I process this series, I am thrilled to see subliminal (hidden) imagery emerge. What do you see? Read More...

Slide Show - LYNN KENNETH PECKNOLD - PAINTINGS AND DIGITAL PRINTS

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African Shield - Split

The Story Behind The Print – African Shield - African Shield emerged from the combination of the natural vine depending upon man-made concrete and brick walls and columns for support – interdependency. The question arises which one is permanent and which is temporary. This print relates to a key print in the series, Russian Winter. In my early years as an artist I was extremely motivated by African sculpture. Read More...

Four Friends

The Story Behind The Print – Four Friends - Four Friends emerged from a series of prints based on photographs of the aluminum press plates which are still used by newspapers and printers. These plates are used to print the pages of newspapers and magazines and the like. Frequently, after they are used they are sold to the public for use as water-proofing the tops of pilings used in installing piles for wharves and docks. I am intrigued by the fact that they are often hammered or stapled onto the piling with the previously used ink-side down. I am fascinated to know what story or stories and photographs lie hidden on the hidden side? Often as I process this series, I am thrilled to see subliminal (hidden) imagery emerge. What do you see? Read More...

Boom Chain Rock 5

The Story Behind The Print - Boom Chain Rock 5 - This print originates from a photo shoot at McLean Mill, Parks Canada Historic Sight. The McLean "Steam" Sawmill is the only steam-operated sawmill in Canada. My daughter Joy performed here for three or four summers with Tin Pants Theatre Group. There are myriad memories of days past and related loads of images. I have a series of Prints on the topic of McLean Mill. Read More...

Whale Sweat

The Story Behind The Print - Whale Sweat 2 emerged from an original ink drawing which I drew in 2005 while on a one week film school experience at Gulf Island Film and Television School on Galiano Island, near Victoria, B.C.. It became one of a series of prints I have created using a self-designed software conceived by me and programmed by a former student. The original drawing is drawn on an 8 ½” x 11” sheet which has been multiplied and fitted to create reflected imagery. Read More...

Et Tu Arbutus

The Story Behind The Print – Reflections – Et Tu Arbutus - My Brother, Wayne Pecknold was a true hero to me. He died of cancer at 60 – When we were about 8 or 9, my Dad taught us how to make a sling shot. Wayne’s was the best. It was made from an arbutus tree. It was in the shape of a Y, so my Dad had Wayne put a small piece of wood into the Y. He then showed Wayne how to use inner tube tire rubber to bind the two ends together, and he “kiln” dried it in the oven. It was perfect. This print, a variation from one of my photographs clearly exhibits the wonder and beauty of the wood. The same wood that Wayne used for his first sling shot.

The photograph that this Reflections Print mirrors has been here extended . Using some Software designed by the artist and programmed by one of my brilliant former students "Reflections" are created. By repositioning the key elements of the painting I can create about 16 new views. This particular tree was under some maple trees, the sun blocked the arbutus tree's growth, so it "fought back" and created some very celtic configurations!

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