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I went downtown today hoping Vim and Vigour (tugboats) would be resting along the waterfront but it appears they are busy elsewhere. So I found Pilot No. 1 tied to the waterfront and found a nice shady spot to plein air paint. It was about 24C today, absolutely fantastic painting weather. Fun sketching along the...
Near Wolfville (oil sketch) SOLD Oil on board 9 x 12-inches This is a winter scene near Wolfville, Nova Scotia. It shows the tree lines, which I believe act as a geographic border for farm lands and a windbreak for crops. When you are up on the Blomidon mountain side, they appear as patches on...
Another fabulous thing about Nova Scotia is our longstanding and continuing tradition of the wooden ship. I think the sketch above is a schooner vessel and I’m sorry that I can’t remember which one but it is probably one of the tall ships that visit the harbour here and in Lunenburg. Our most famous schooner...
This is an original studio painting from an early evening at Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia. There is a lot of folklore throughout Nova Scotia, and I once heard that there is a “dancing rock” (a place where people gathered to dance) at Peggy’s Cove. Not sure this is the exact location in the area but...
The A. Murray MacKay Bridge, also known as the “new bridge” over the Halifax Harbour was built in the late 60s. Even when something is more than 40-years-old, we still consider it “new.” :) MacKay Bridge Oil on canvas 20 x 20-inches Available. Resourses for information about the bridge: Wikipedia (A. Murray MacKay Bridge) Halifax...
This is an oil painting of a sky (over Grand Pré, near the Land of Evangeline) I’m working on. I’m putting it away for a few weeks (until this layer is dry to the touch) and will hopefully finish it at that time. The above oil painting is based on a watercolour sketch from my...
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