Steppin' 'er Off- Some musicians and dancers at the 60th Broad Cove Scottish Concert in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The three women in the centre are all sisters. Watercolour on multi-media sketch paper.
A Grinning Gopher- This pretty young lady, AO'K, was one of the hard working helpers at the Nova Scotia Choral Federation choir camp in 2016 and 2017. That's the rehearsal hall behind her. The young workers are called Gophers and they keep the camp running smoothly and smiling. Acrylic on Birch panel.
Ceitidh Maggie is Home Today- This was a group of people in Broad Cove having a community event- a walk through Broad Cove Marsh and a visit at each farm along the way. This now-abandoned home backs right onto the Gulf of St Lawrence and will probably sail away before too long. Watercolour.
Taigh Mor nan Uinneag- This view of Broad Cove is around the corner from Ceitidh Maggie's house and looking back toward the village of Inverness. Acrylic on multi-media sketch paper.
A Highland Quickstep- Here are those same walkers as they passed by St Margaret of Scotland Church in Broad Cove. One of the parishioners thought to bring his pipes and got them underway with a blast. Ink and felt marker on multi media sketch paper.
GG Grabbing a Cool One- On that same busy weekend lots of volunteers work to put on the 60th Annual Broad Cove Scottish Concert. Here's GG, who keeps fit running marathons, fetching a can of pop for a customer. Watercolour on multimedia sketch paper.
One With the Works- Still at the Broad Cove Scottish Concert. A little girl heading back to her family with one of the amazing hot dogs they serve. Watercolour on multimedia sketch paper.
Sundays are are for Sundaes- Of course they have ice cream at the concert, too. Acrylic on something I don't remember!
Sunset Strathspeys- As usual, there was a gorgeous Last-Sunday-In-July sunset as the BC concert kept on into the evening. Watercolour.
The Paddies are Comin' to Town- AB, a retired antique bookseller from Derry was over from Ireland for his niece's wedding so we went for a walk on another salt marsh. This one is in West Lawrencetown, NS. I like this ink sketch for the cross hatching I'm trying to learn.
Joyful Jamaicans- These folks came from Jamaica and Toronto for the same wedding overlooking the lo-o-o-ng beach and the Cabot Links Golf Course in Inverness, Cape Breton. This is an quick ink sketch with a wash of watercolour.
Flower Girl- Little two-year-old Z also made an appearance at the same wedding. She had a moment of doubt going down the aisle and she turned back to be sure Dad was still there. Watercolour.
West Indies Wedding- This was a commission of another wedding, by a friend of this you couple you see in the middle ground. It was at a resort in the Bahamas with this fabulous folly as the background. Acrylic on canvas.
Big Lift Bypass- OK, OK, yes this parody is a steal from Hokusai's famous woodblock print- The Great Wave at Kanagawa. We've just had a major refit to one of our Bridges here in Halifax harbour. It took over two years and people did everything they could to avoid getting stuck on the bridge as the work progressed. These brave souls are taking their chances on the Dartmouth ferries. Mount Fuji has become the Angus L. MacDonald bridge. One of the ferries is named for civil rights activist Viola Desmond. I did it in acrylics on a birch panel as a tribute to the wonderful Japanese artists who created those woodblock masterpieces.
Lookin' out the Front Door- This is the view out the front door of my sister's house in one of the older neighbourhoods in Ottawa. It's an acrylic and I sneaked her intials, ZL, into the wrought iron. Acrylics on canvas.
Let's go on the Slide! A park in my sister's neighbourhood, in behind St Francis of Assisi church. Acrylic on canvas.
Flying Flautist- EC is a presenter on RTE Radio in Ireland and a wonderful flautist. Ink sketch.
Babe in the Woods- CH, a young nurse who worked with my wife, strolling in the woods. A commission to hang in one of the clinics at the Victoria General Hospital in Halifax. Oils on canvas
Look Dad, a big red bus! Anyone from Ottawa will recognize one of the big, red maple-leaf-decorated city buses rounding the corner at the old Civic Pharmacy on Carling Avenue. A gift for my brother PDM, since we grew up near here. Acrylics on canvas.
Disappearing View- Looking out from the Halifax Public Library as the view changed with a new building rising across the street. Ink and felt marker on sketch paper.
Shops at Eastern Passage- A quick sketch done during one of our urban sketch group outings. Eastern Passage is out near the entrance to Halifax harbour. No, they don't serve Murphy's stout there. Artistic license! Ink and felt marker on sketch paper.
Halibut boat in Eastern Passage- There are wharves in front of and behind the shops in the above sketch. Here is a fishing boat at rest for the evening. We're so lucky here. This fishing village is only about a ten minute drive (8 km) from our home. Ink and felt marker on sketch paper.
Wood and wind and water- So goes the title of a Nova Scotia song. Here's one of our urban sketchers catching a bit of all three. Ink and felt marker
Halifax Town Clock- The iconic town clock designed by Queen Victoria's grandfather. Acrylics on canvas.
Wedding program cover- I've done a few of these and they're really fun making them special for friends and showing scenes important to them. This one took place in Broad Cove and the happy couple is shown walking into Broad Cove Marsh. Watercolour.
Musical Mind- Dr. JB is a professor of music at a Halifax University and has been working on a major medieval music manuscript for the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia- The Salzinnes Antiphonal. Charcoal on paper.
My Own Grampa- ER lives across the street from us. Here she is with her grandfather in a charcoal portrait commissioned by her mother.
More Musicians! Just a sketch from one of my sketchbooks. It's the singers from the choir of Kings College, Cambridge. It reminded me of one of their recordings on You Tube. Check out their job of Only In Sleep. Ink on paper.
That's it for now. Since it's almost two years since I've uploaded anything, I've got a scad of things to put op. I'll try to do some more tomorrow. -Bye for now, -Joe
Also...If this is your first visit to my blog, don't forget to scroll back up to the top of the page and look at posts from previous years. -JM
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