Sky in progress
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 [...]
In: Sketching · Tagged with: Nova Scotia
Another coastal sketch of Nova Scotia in watercolour
This seems to be the week where I’m opening up my watercolour sketchbook to allow you to have a peek. This time, it is another coastal scene of Nova Scotia, from a photograph a friend of mine took, I rarely, rarely work with images other people have taken. And I prefer to paint from life, [...]
In: Landscape · Tagged with: Nova Scotia
Cape Breton coast watercolour sketch
This is a sketch of Cape Breton in my watercolour travel book (carnet de voyage).
In: Sketching · Tagged with: Nova Scotia
Moonlight becomes her (work-in-progress)
This one is still on the easel. Will update soon.
In: Work-in-progress · Tagged with: Landscape, Nova Scotia, Work-in-progress
Posthumus portrait of William Hall, VC (1827-1904)
William Hall is the type of man legends are made of. He grew up in Nova Scotia during the age of wooden sailing ships and received the Victoria Cross in 1857, a result of his brave actions when he and another crew member successfully breached the inner wall of a double-walled mosque during the siege at [...]
In: Portraits & Figures · Tagged with: Nova Scotia, Portraits & Figures

