The cliffs at the Ovens Park in Lunenburg County seem a world apart from the granite that is so prevalent on much of the South Shore of Nova Scotia. The striated iron stone that can be so dark and slick on a rainy day, reveals a wide range of siennas and ochres in bright sunshine…
The incredible landscape of pink granite at Peggy’s Cove makes me think of the skin of a prehistoric beast rising out of the sea. DETAILS 20″x16″ Acrylic on canvas DATE 2007 Sold
One of my favourite beaches is on McNab’s Island in Halifax Harbour. Beautiful smooth stones in a long horizontal swath; the colours of beach glass evoke ideas of the sea pounding just beyond view. DETAILS 10″x48″ Acrylic on canvas DATE 2011 Original Painting Sold. Also available as a Limited Edition Archival Print.
Peggy’s Cove retains many of it’s old wooden fish stores. Still in use by local fishers they have been re-roofed with modern materials to withstand the elements, but lichen and moss in their wide range of textures and colours thrive regardless. DETAILS 24″x28″ Acrylic on Canvas DATE 2007 Original Painting Sold
The old shingled fish stores at Peggy’s Cove appear as they have for many years; almost as much a part of nature as the lichen covered rocks on which they are perched. There is, however, a modern life within. DETAILS 24″x36″ Acrylic on canvas DATE 2011 Original Painting Sold. Also available as a Limited Edition Archival…
Water assumes the colour of its surroundings. Its surface suggests what lies at its edge, the buoy is a reminder of what lies beneath. DETAILS 16”x20” Acrylic on canvas DATE 2011 Original Painting Sold. Available as a Limited Edition Archival Print.
Our Nova Scotia homestead is an endless source of inspiration. The weathered barn glows red in a blazing sunset, the weathered shingles rich with texture and colour. I imagine the spirit of residents past lurking behind the inky black windows. MEDIUM 24″x36″ Acrylic on Canvas DATE 2013 Original Painting Sold. Available as a Limited Edition…
A fir sapling bends beneath the weight of new fallen snow, showing it’s coat of many colours. White is never just white, but the sum of all colour, so evident in the blues and amethysts of the shadowed snow among the mature trees behind. MEDIUM 37.5”x 48” Acrylic on Canvas DATE 2013 Sold Available as…
