Nova Scotia

Painting of the Picton Castle in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

The Picton Castle. 20 x 30 cm, oil on linen.

Here are the paintings from the last week in Nova Scotia, Canada. We rented a place just outside of Mahone Bay and painted up and down the coast from Blue Rocks to Chester.

Plein air painting of a street in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

Street in Lunenburg. 25 x 35 cm, oil on linen.

Plein air painting of Lunenburg Harbor, Nova Scotia.

Lunenburg Harbor. 20 x 30 cm, oil on linen.

Lunenburg was a particular favorite. There was a wide selection of views in a small area, the weather was great (the food too) and the people were very friendly.

Plein air landscape painting of the point at Blue Rocks, Nova Scotia.

The Point at Blue Rocks. 20 x 30 cm, oil on linen.

Plein air landscape painting of Blue Rocks, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Blue Rocks. 25 x 35 cm, oil on linen.

Because of the microclimates in the area, we often had sun all day in the town of Mahone Bay, when other parts of the coast had the fog.

Plein air painting of the churches in Mahone Bay.

Fog Lifting, Mahone Bay (#1). 20 x 30 cm, oil on linen.

Plein air landscape painting of fog lifting in Mahone Bay.

Fog Lifting, Mahone Bay (#2). 20 x 30 cm, oil on linen.

Plein air painting of boats in Chester Harbor, Nova Scotia.

Boats in Chester Harbor. 20 c 30 cm, oil on linen.

Plein air painting of a dock in Chester, Nova Scotia.

Dock in Chester. 20 x 30 cm, oil on linen.

Plein air painting of dinghies at sunset in Lunenburg.

Boats at Sunset, Lunenburg. 20 x 30 cm, oil on linen.

5 comments

  1. What lovely sketches. I can’t wait to explore that area on my own someday. And I liked how you switched your painting sizes back to metric, (I thought) perhaps because you were in a metric country again?

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  2. I love The Picton Castle The marks used in the painting of the masts are particularly wonderful and its a great composition. It may be named after a very nice house in Pembrokeshire, west Wales. The Phillips family have a museum devoted to Graham Sutherland.
    How long did it take? I can’t decide if its a painting, a sketch or both.

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  3. your approach and process is very informative, I have always been influenced by the Florence School and materials they used in the more classical sense video, you used to have a video at one time?
    I notice you always dip your brush into 2 small containers when using your brush, is that the balsam medium?
    Hope this finds you well and safe during his crazy time,
    best
    steven

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