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Doug Rutherford
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Landscape painter, cat lover, musician, actor, playwright. He/him.
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Awaiting the results from the quality control department.
Large cat sitting in front od my easel.
January 19, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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Miles Canyon.
#Watercolour on paper, 12x16 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2153.
Painting looking south from the rim of Miles Canyon, Whitehorse, Yukon.
January 18, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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Mid-January is a good time to do a spring painting.
Spring morning.
#Watercolour on paper, 8x10 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2152.
Painting of light coming through forest trees.
January 17, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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From today’s workshop.
Kusawa Lake.
#Watercolour on paper, 8x10 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2151.
Painting of the northern lights over Kusawa Lake, Yukon, Canada.
January 16, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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Three Guardsman Mtn.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2150.
Painting of Three Guardsman Mountain (Glave Peak), British Columbia, Canada.
January 15, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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Yesterday’s thaw had some design fun on the snow on the pergola.
Photo of drooping snow.
January 14, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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Kathleen Lake.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2149.
Painting of Kathleen Lake, Yukon, Canada, in a fall sunset.
January 14, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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Sunrise this morning was great.
Sunrise in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. Sunrise in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.
January 14, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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Vand Peak, Dezadeash Lake.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2148.
Painting of Vand Peak, Dezadeash Lake, Yukon, Canada.
January 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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First light.
#Watercolour on paper, 12x16 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2147.
Painting of trees silhoutted by early morning light.
January 12, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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At least two of my apprentices don’t seem to be ready to start painting this morning.
Two black cats sleeping on a studio chair.
January 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Tombstone Mountain.
#Watercolour on paper, 12x16 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2146.
Atmospheric painting of Tombstone Mountain, Yukon, Canada, at sunset.
January 11, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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How we spent the last night of the cold snap. #Caturday
Two cats curled up in s cat bed.
January 11, 2026 at 1:37 AM
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Dezadeash River.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x15 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2145.
Painting of the Dezadeash River near Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada.
January 10, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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Kluane Range mountains.
#Watercolour on paper, 5x7 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2144.
Painting of mountains in the Kluane Ranges, Yukon, Canada.
January 9, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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Kluane dawn.
#Watercolour on paper, 12x16 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2143.
Painting looking across Kluane Lake, Yukon, Canada, at the Ruby Range.
January 8, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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Playing with square formats and heavily textured paper.
Pond at evening.
#Watercolour on paper, 6.5x6.5 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2142.
Painting of a still pond.
January 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Quote with your green art.
Painting of a path through the woods.
January 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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I looooooove Daddy’s painting sponges.
Cat rubbing his face on a sponge.
January 7, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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Writing an exhibit artist statement with adequate supervision.
Cat on my lap as I’m typing.
January 7, 2026 at 3:01 AM
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Fall sunset.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x15 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2141.
Painting of a fall sunset and silhouetted trees from my front step, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.
January 6, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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I’m experimenting with an agave paper. It does not stand up to multiple washes as much as I’d like.
Fire in the sky.
#Watercolour on paper, 8x10 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2140.
Painting of spruce trees silhouetted by the northern lights.
January 5, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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The Wolf Moon.
#Watercolour on paper, 6.5x6.5 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2139.
Painting of trees and the full moon.
January 4, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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Slim’s River Valley.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x15 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2138.
Painting of the Slim’s River Valley, Yukon, Canada.
January 3, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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Dezadeash Lake.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2137.
Painting of the shoreline of Deadeash Lake, Yukon, Canada, from the campground.
January 2, 2026 at 4:47 PM