Nova Scotia Paintings...

Peggys Cove 8×10″ oil on linen panel.

These paintings are from my road trip to Nova Scotia in September. I like thinking of them as documentation of different places I visited, sort of a visual journal. The landscape was pretty similar to Maine’s, but had a quieter beauty. I really enjoyed these paintings, and breaking the scenes down into their simple shapes.

Nova Scotia rocks 8×10″

Ocean Morning 8×10″

Camping Beach 8×10″

Surf Beach 8×10″

6 Responses to “Nova Scotia Paintings”

1. Dar says:

   December 8, 2009 at 2:39 pm

   The sense of sunlight, sense of place, and easiness of brushwork are a pleasure to see.
2. Mary Sheehan Winn says:

   December 14, 2009 at 7:01 pm

   Speechless…again.
   Beautiful!
3. Kelley MacDonald says:

   December 20, 2009 at 7:25 pm

   Colin, these are amazing! Where were you in NS?
4. admin says:

   December 25, 2009 at 1:51 am

   Hi Everyone, I’m glad you enjoy these. I was driving around a bit in Nova Scotia. I drove from Maine through New Brunswick (beautiful!) then headed to around Halifax and south a bit… maybe half way to Yarmouth? I don’t remember the names of places too well. Glad you like the paintings.
5. Mary Sheehan Winn says:

   January 12, 2010 at 4:58 pm

   I have to say again, that every one of these is a keeper. Your work with rocks and water reads true. Brushwork and color temps lead the eye completely around the painting.
   Should I say, you ROCK! Well, you do.
   Seriously, though. What you are doing is special and really, really, stands out in a class by itself. I am humbled by your amazing gift of interpretation with paint and color.
6. susan graeber says:

   February 25, 2010 at 7:30 pm

   seeing your work from time to time is a shot in the arm of painting adrenaline …….the dancing marks,the color sensibilities,the dynamic compositions…….thank you.