"Dingle Bench"

"Dingle Bench", Acrylic, 8" x 10"   This is one of my favorite spots to walk in HRM.  I've done several paintings of benches in different areas..as I can always look at them and imagine myself ( or anyone else) sitting there and enjoying the view. 

"Taking it to the Top"

This is one of my smaller paintings  (7" x 7") I did of a small portion of Halifax's skyline that shows a blend of the old and new- St.Paul's Steeple and the TD building- titled "Taking it to the Top"

"Sunlit Bridge"

"Sunlit Bridge",  5" x 7", Acrylic, This is a  painting of a bridge at the Halifax Public Gardens  The damage left behind by Juan is harder to see now and the slow start to summer hasn't lessened the lush greenery that acts as a background to the Garden's Victorian structures, the flowers or their beauty.

"Seconds First at Queen"

"Seconds First at Queen" Acrylic, 5"x7", This is a painting  of a little row of second-hand businesses on
Queen St., just off of Spring Garden Rd., that are bright, friendly and hold some amazing treasures inside. 

"Cameron House"

"Cameron House", Acrylic, 8"x10" Currently available for sale at Argyle Fine Art on Barrington St., Halifax, Nova Scotia. 

"Lunenburg Academy"

"Lunenburg Academy" , Acrylic, 16" x 20"  This painting I did for many reasons...the main one being that the building itself is so beautiful!  I remember being amazed by it in my childhood when we would go to visit  relatives who lived and grew up in the area. It was built in the late 1800's to teach grades one to twelve for many years and is still being used to this day for children in the area.

"Foxy"

"Foxy", Acrylic, 16"x20", It was in the heat of summer when this little guy was caught on camera by a member of my extended family who has a quick camera finger and a keen eye. The fox had paused at the waters edge and took a moment to survey his surroundings before having a drink. Fox are known to be both cautious and crafty as well as quick - very handy tools in the bid for survival in the wild. Once in a while, some of us are lucky enough to catch a rare glance of  their beauty before they dash off back into the wilderness. Thanks to my friend's luck, camera skills and willingness to share the resulting photo - I was able to create this depiction of our "Foxy" friend for which I won an Honorable Mention Award at the Contemporary Art Society's 38th Annual Juried Show" 

"The Sagres"

       "The Sagres" Acrylic  16" x 20" 
    This is one of my latest paintings and is currently available for sale from the artist.  The Sagres is a three masted barque and a training ship for the Portuguese Navy since 1961. It's one of the many Tall Ships that have come to visit Halifax during the Parade of Sails in recent years. 

"Flora"

This is a watercolor painting of the Goddess Flora at the Halifax Gardens. Flora is thought of as a godess of budding springtime.  This painting was shown at the 2006 Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolor Associate's Juried show where she won an Honorable Mention Award.

"Diana at the Public Gardens"

This is a watercolor painting of the statue "Diana" at the Halifax Public Gardens that I did. Diana is the Roman Goddess of  the chase and the forests. 

"Teddy Waiting"

"Teddy Waiting" is another one of the little paintings ("5x4") that will be showing at Argyle Fine Arts
"Pre-Shrunk". He was inspired by a little bear that was lost among all the plant life in our neighborhood and someone had set him on the rock to be found. He sat there for a few weeks patiently waiting to be reunited with his loved ones. Then one day I looked and he was gone..at last- he was found! I imagine either by his family from the past or perhaps by a new friend - but I'm sure he found himself welcomed and loved once again.

"Peggy's Delight"

This little acrylic painting (5"x4")was one of the paintings I had showing at Argyle Fine Art for their PreShrunk Show.