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Close Encounters at the Tideline recent paintings in Terrill Welch’s reparative, nature-centric seafloor series

Floating Arrangement of Shells by Terrill Welch, Image 1.

Floating Arrangement of Shells, 2025

walnut oil on canvas

48 x 40 x 1.5 in (121.92 x 101.6 x 3.81 cm)

C$14,000

Sea of Thoughts by Terrill Welch, Image 1.

Sea of Thoughts, 2025

oil on canvas

40 x 36 x 1.5 in (101.6 x 91.44 x 3.81 cm)

C$11,920

We Think We Know by Terrill Welch, Image 1.

We Think We Know, 2026

oil on canvas

30 x 22 x 1.5 in (76.2 x 55.88 x 3.81 cm)

C$6,240

Tidal Arrangements by Terrill Welch, Image 1.

Tidal Arrangements, 2026

oil on canvas

24 x 20 x 1.5 in (60.96 x 50.8 x 3.81 cm)

C$4,620

Shifting Shapes in the Tides by Terrill Welch, Image 1.

Shifting Shapes in the Tides, 2026

oil on canvas

24 x 20 x 1.5 in (60.96 x 50.8 x 3.81 cm)

C$4,620

Shells Underfoot at Reef Bay by Terrill Welch, Image 1.

Shells Underfoot at Reef Bay, 2024

walnut oil on canvas

16 x 20 x 1.5 in (40.64 x 50.8 x 3.81 cm)

Early Morning Seafloor by Terrill Welch, Image 1.

Early Morning Seafloor, 2026

oil on canvas

20 x 16 x 1.5 in (50.8 x 40.64 x 3.81 cm)

C$3,140

A Breath between Sea and Sky by Terrill Welch, Image 1.

A Breath between Sea and Sky, 2025

walnut oil on canvas

20 x 16 x 1.5 in (50.8 x 40.64 x 3.81 cm)

C$3,140

Suggestion of Shells by Terrill Welch, Image 1.

Suggestion of Shells, 2024

walnut oil on linen board

12 x 16 x 0.2 in (30.48 x 40.64 x 0.51 cm)

C$2,180

Settled Fraser River Silt in Reef Bay by Terrill Welch, Image 1.

Settled Fraser River Silt in Reef Bay, 2025

walnut oil on canvas board

16 x 12 x 0.2 in (40.64 x 30.48 x 0.51 cm)

C$2,180

Rolling Seaweed by Terrill Welch, Image 1.

Rolling Seaweed, 2025

walnut oil on canvas board

16 x 12 x 0.2 in (40.64 x 30.48 x 0.51 cm)

C$2,180

Shells Gathering Study by Terrill Welch, Image 1.

Shells Gathering Study, 2024

walnut oil on gessobord

11 x 14 x 0.2 in (27.94 x 35.56 x 0.51 cm)

Entangled with Wind and Sea II by Terrill Welch, Image 4.

Entangled with Wind and Sea II, 2025

oil on gessobord

14 x 11 x 0.2 in (35.56 x 27.94 x 0.51 cm)

C$1,780

Entangled with Wind and Sea by Terrill Welch, Image 4.

Entangled with Wind and Sea, 2025

oil on gessobord

14 x 11 x 0 in (35.56 x 27.94 x 0.0 cm)

C$1,780

Remembering to Forget by Terrill Welch, Image 1.

Remembering to Forget, 2025

oil on canvas board

12 x 10 x 0.2 in (30.48 x 25.4 x 0.51 cm)

C$1,420

Mussels and Waves by Terrill Welch, Image 4.

Mussels and Waves, 2025

walnut oil on canvas

12 x 10 x 1.5 in (30.48 x 25.4 x 3.81 cm)

Imperfect Perfection by Terrill Welch, Image 1.

Imperfect Perfection, 2025

walnut oil on canvas board

12 x 10 x 0.2 in (30.48 x 25.4 x 0.51 cm)

C$1,420

Varnish Clamshell in the Flow by Terrill Welch, Image 1.

Varnish Clamshell in the Flow, 2024

walnut oil on linen board

8 x 10 x 0.2 in (20.32 x 25.4 x 0.51 cm)

C$1,000

Underwater Study by Terrill Welch, Image 2.

Underwater Study, 2026

Acrylic on Linen Board

10 x 8 x 0.2 in (25.4 x 20.32 x 0.51 cm)

C$760

Shells on Sandstone Study by Terrill Welch, Image 1.

Shells on Sandstone Study, 2025

Acrylic on gessobord panel

10 x 8 x 0.2 in (25.4 x 20.32 x 0.51 cm)

C$760

Seafloor Fragments by Terrill Welch, Image 1.

Seafloor Fragments, 2026

Acrylic on gessobord panel

10 x 8 x 0.2 in (25.4 x 20.32 x 0.51 cm)

C$760

Rhythms on the Sea Floor with Crab by Terrill Welch, Image 1.

Rhythms on the Sea Floor with Crab, 2024

Acrylic on gessobord panel

8 x 10 x 0.2 in (20.32 x 25.4 x 0.51 cm)

Rhythms on the Sea Floor by Terrill Welch, Image 5.

Rhythms on the Sea Floor, 2024

Acrylic on gessobord panel

8 x 10 x 0.2 in (20.32 x 25.4 x 0.51 cm)

C$760

Low Tide in the Reefs by Terrill Welch, Image 1.

Low Tide in the Reefs, 2025

Acrylic on gessobord panel

10 x 8 x 0.2 in (25.4 x 20.32 x 0.51 cm)

C$760

About Close Encounters at the Tideline

Join us for a remarkable artistic experience at the Terrill Welch Gallery Pod, located at 428 Luff Rd, Mayne Island, British Columbia, Canada. The gallery proudly presents the “Close Encounters at the Tideline” exhibition, showcasing an intimate and enchanting world of paintings by renowned internationally collected artist Terrill Welch. This evocative exhibition opens on Saturday, April 19, 2026 and will be available for walk in self-browsing daily from 11 AM to 4 PM throughout the summer with new paintings being added as they are completed. 

Enjoy these artworks and learning about them in this private viewing room. Feel free to use the direct link listed with each artwork to ask questions or make an inquiry to purchase. 

Also, if you would like to see more of Terrill Welch’s paintings, there is an  easily accessible exhibition showing in the Sunny Mayne Bakery Café in Miners Bay on Mayne Island.