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 travel book:

Sky in progress is from: Mary Ann Archibald. Thanks for subscribing to my RSS feed! CLICK HERE to subscribe to my newsletter to get the fine art and gallery scoop for 2010 as well as recent paintings.

Another coastal sketch of Nova Scotia in watercolour is from: Mary Ann Archibald. Thanks for subscribing to my RSS feed! CLICK HERE to subscribe to my newsletter to get the fine art and gallery scoop for 2010 as well as recent paintings.

This is a sketch of Cape Breton in my watercolour travel book (carnet de voyage).

Cape Breton coast watercolour sketch is from: Mary Ann Archibald. Thanks for subscribing to my RSS feed! CLICK HERE to subscribe to my newsletter to get the fine art and gallery scoop for 2010 as well as recent paintings.

This one is still on the easel. Will update soon.

Moonlight becomes her (work-in-progress) is from: Mary Ann Archibald. Thanks for subscribing to my RSS feed! CLICK HERE to subscribe to my newsletter to get the fine art and gallery scoop for 2010 as well as recent paintings.

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 Lucknow.

“I remember that after each round we ran our gun forward, until at last my gun’s crew were actually in danger of being hurt by splinters of brick and stone torn by the round shot from the walls we were bombarding.” – William Hall, VC

I painted this posthumus portrait of William Hall last year (2009) as a commission for Democracy 250. It currently hangs in the Nova Scotia Legislature between the Speaker’s Office and the Joseph Howe Room on the main floor.

If you’re visiting Nova Scotia this summer (or anytime of year) and if you have a chance, please go for a tour of our provincial legislature, there is much to discover here.

• http://www.blackhistorysociety.ca/william_hall_en_228cms.htm
• http://www.hantsportnovascotia.com/william-hall-memorial.html
• http://www.mysteriesofcanada.com/VC_Recipients/hall.htm
• http://www.legionmagazine.com/en/index.php/2004/03/canada-and-the-victoria-cross-of-rebellion-and-rescue-2/
• http://blackhistorycanada.ca/profiles.php?themeid=20&id=6
• http://www.canada-heros.com/hall_william.html
• http://www.cdli.ca/monuments/ns/hantsport2.htm
• http://ns1763.ca/hantsco/hallmem.html
• http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/youth/sub.cfm?source=activities/youthcorner/crtimes/2009/page3
• http://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/personal/collecting/stamps/2010/2010_William_Hall.jsf
• http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?BioId=40882
• http://historicalbiographies.suite101.com/article.cfm/william_neilson_hall_vc

Posthumus portrait of William Hall, VC (1827-1904) is from: Mary Ann Archibald. Thanks for subscribing to my RSS feed! CLICK HERE to subscribe to my newsletter to get the fine art and gallery scoop for 2010 as well as recent paintings.

Valley Poplars

Oil on board
5×7-inches

Available at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Sales & Rental Gallery.

1723 Hollis Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3C8
Phone: 902-424-7542

Daily 10:00 am – 5:00 pm and Thursdays until 9:00pm

Valley Poplars (the anti-gravity trees) is from: Mary Ann Archibald. Thanks for subscribing to my RSS feed! CLICK HERE to subscribe to my newsletter to get the fine art and gallery scoop for 2010 as well as recent paintings.

Eastern Passage Shoreline

16×20-inches
Framed
Acrylic on canvas

$850.00 Cdn

Available at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Sales & Rental Gallery.

1723 Hollis Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3C8

Phone: 902-424-7542

Daily 10:00 am – 5:00 pm and Thursdays until 9:00pm

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A shoreline runs through it is from: Mary Ann Archibald. Thanks for subscribing to my RSS feed! CLICK HERE to subscribe to my newsletter to get the fine art and gallery scoop for 2010 as well as recent paintings.

Colour Study II

Oil on canvas
4 x 5-inches
$95.00 Cdn

Here’s another small colour study. This time, the colours are derived from the waters and islands near St. Margaret’s Bay in Nova Scotia. It does not require framing and would be suitable for a small space in your home or office to remind you of the lovely colours found in our province.

Here is a photo of the painting from an angle so you can get a sense of its depth.

Colour study II is from: Mary Ann Archibald. Thanks for subscribing to my RSS feed! CLICK HERE to subscribe to my newsletter to get the fine art and gallery scoop for 2010 as well as recent paintings.

Uncontrived
Acrylic on Canvas
30 x 40-inches
$2000.00 Cdn

“Uncontrived” is an original painting featuring Nova Scotia’s eastern shore.

Uncontrived is from: Mary Ann Archibald. Thanks for subscribing to my RSS feed! CLICK HERE to subscribe to my newsletter to get the fine art and gallery scoop for 2010 as well as recent paintings.

Colour study I

Oil on canvas
3 x 5-inches
$95.00

This is a small colour study on canvas (3 x 5-inches) for a larger landscape painting I’m considering. It does not require framing, would be suitable for a small space in your home or office where you’d like to be reminded of the beautiful dark waters and big sky that surrounds Nova Scotia around sunset.

Here is a photo of the small colour study from an angle so you can get a sense of its depth.

Colour study I is from: Mary Ann Archibald. Thanks for subscribing to my RSS feed! CLICK HERE to subscribe to my newsletter to get the fine art and gallery scoop for 2010 as well as recent paintings.