Tag Archives: Provincial Park

Diary of a Plein Air Painter #16

4x4in.Oil on linen/panel Available here. Thursday, August  23, 2012 Powell’s Point Park, Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Plein Air Painter’s Group 8:00am-10:30am It is an absolutely gorgeous morning today. The sky is clear with a slight mauve hue and accented with billowy clouds. I have two members of our plein air group with me today. Carolyn [...]

Standing Tall Over Time

16×20 in. Oil on linen/panel
$675 + S/H.

Summer Days Are Numbered

8x10in. Oil on linen/panel
$299 + S/H.

Return To The Park

Return To The Park After a long hiatus I have come back to visit the park.  Immediately, I am reminded of its allure and hear an inner voice scolding me for my lengthy absence. Life’s responsibilities can get in the way and what brings much delight can soon become a fading memory. A gentle breeze [...]

Powell’s Point Park Video

Hi Everyone, I made this small video from my Powell’s Point Park Series I am working on. Hope you enjoy it Let the tranquility of nature transport you to a realm of peacefulness.

The Unexpected In Plein Air

A  Harmonic Existence Every year I gleefully anticipate the arrival of wild rose bushes. They brighten summer greens and cheerfully inhabit the surrounding space. Their nature is pleasant and easy going.  Bobbling in the breeze they sway about effortlessly. Resistance is set aside as they adjust to nature’s ever-changing state. Without resistance an existence of [...]

Final Days

Final Days It is a crisp October morning. Mist hangs in the air from last night’s moisture; while sunlight adds drama to the land and sea. I can hear a chorus of Canadian Geese announcing their arrival as they inhabit the space overhead. They arrive in formation moving quickly into the expansive space beyond. A [...]

Powell Point Park

Prior to Thanksgiving weekend I found a treasure trove of subject matter in a park close to home.  I have visited the park many years ago, but had a nudge to return.  I was so delighted that I listened to that nudge.  I was like a child with a new toy.  There are so many [...]