Knobs or buttons made of wood – the simplest way to secure a door on an old fashion barn. Weather, age and usage has softened the edges of this closure on the barn at Twelve Acre Hill. How many times has this latch been turned to secure this door, and by how many hands? DETAILS…
Lunch Date at the Thirsty Duck – a piece of Halifax transported to the corner of Queen and Carlaw in Toronto. Old friends, old haunts, different times, different stages. Some things change and some stay the same. Still life. DETAILS 10″x10″ Acrylic on canvas DATE 2017 not available Also available as a Limited Edition Archival Print.
Ross Red – so titled for the beautiful glowing red paint on the kitchen door at Ross Farm Museum in New Ross, Nova Scotia. The passage of time and the history of use is visible in scars and blemishes that have been left for posterity. It’s not difficult to imagine the sound of the slide…
The house at Twelve Acre Hill has undergone changes in it’s 125 year (+/-) life. We think that 30 or 40 years ago the original porch that served the kitchen was moved up the hill to serve as a storage shed. The original green storm doors haven’t seen the care that the rest of the…
Twelve Acre Hill is blessed with spectacular sunsets that bring incredible colour to the world. In this painting August apples, or yellow transparents as they are also known, glow in the warm light casting deep shadows on the weathered wall of the barn behind. DETAILS 36″x36″ Acrylic on Canvas DATE 2016 Sold Also available as a Limited…
I love painting water; trying to capture the fluid movement. Water is in essence clear, but it reflects and refracts all of the colours around it. The sky lends water it’s blue sheen and the sand and rocks below become magnified and add their colours to the lens provided by the water as it curls…
Commonly known as rockweed or bladderwrack, these algae cover the rocky shore of Saint Margaret’s Bay. Colours range from black-green through vibrant orange and yellows. Rising and falling with the tide, the stringy fronds fall in graceful swirls and whorls. DETAILS 8″x8″ Acrylic on Canvas DATE 2016 Sold Also available as a Limited Edition Archival Print.
This is the latch on the door of the Gallery at Twelve Acre Hill. This bright sunny day the door was wide open welcoming visitors. I hadn’t really noticed the rough piece of metal that lines the edge of the door until the slanting sun produced this complex shadow line. This style of latch is the…
