George Klass: Photographer

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 Faded Tulips by Elizabeth Spence. George Klass is our recently-appointed house photographer from Malagash.  He sent us these wonderful photos of store-bought tulips past their best. The tulips in our gardens haven’t even poked their noses out of the ground yet, so these images might seem a bit premature and sad.  But they’re not really. […]

Blue Chrysanthemum

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One of our subscribers, Barbara Zielinski, brought our attention to this wonderful watercolour of a flower by the Dutch Artist, Piet Mondrian (1872-1944).  It’s called Blue Chrysanthemum, and probably dates from around 1920. Mondrian is known mainly for his immediately identifiable abstract art work like this piece: Throughout his career he drew or painted over 100 […]

Cathy Dalton: Artist

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By Elizabeth Spence We noticed this picture by Cathy Dalton on Facebook and we thought it was absolutely wonderful, so we asked her if we could put it in our Art Gallery.  She agreed and here it is: “Yellow Flowers.” Acrylic and Mixed Media on Board. 48×48 Cathy tells us,  “My dear partner surprised me […]

Zella Perry: Rug Hooker

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By Elizabeth Spence Rug hooking is synonymous with the Eastern provinces of Canada.  It is an ancient way of recycling old or worn-out wool and cotton clothing and scraps of spun wool.  The fabric would be cut into strips and hooked through the spaces of woven burlap or jute feed bags.  In the beginning, a […]

Laura Hamilton Whitman and Sandy Lockerby: Quiltmakers

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Laura and Sandy from Tatamagouche have been making quilts for many, many years and are members of the Sunrise Quilt Guild which covers the North Shore of Nova Scotia. The Guild was founded in 1999 and continues to meet regularly to this day. In 2008 Tatamagouche took part in the Communities in Bloom competition.  The […]

Sydney Blum: Sculptor

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By Elizabeth Spence Sydney Blum doesn’t sculpt “things.” She is not trying to represent something she “sees” in life. Her aim is to sculpt ideas, feelings, moods, vibrations. Her art is not an end result, it is the means to an end. She doesn’t even use titles, because that will tell the viewers where to […]

Wallace River Photography

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It’s lupin time in Nova Scotia!  We are enchanted with the sight of these beautiful flowers almost everywhere we go in the province at this time of year. Ian Murray of Wallace River Photography is an international award-winning wildlife photographer who has kindly shared some of his lupin photos with us.  Thanks Ian!

Ron McCormick: Artist

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Ron McCormick is an outsider artist from Nova Scotia.  Outsider artists are people with mental health problems who have found a new life through art. Ron says:  “When I was originally in the hospital, I wasn’t communicating property with other people, but then I was able to get hold of some paint and brushes and […]

Barbara Gregory: Artist

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Barbara Gregory – Artist We are delighted to show three paintings by Tatamagouche artist, Barbara Gregory. The first is called Sweet Dreams. It’s a 3′ x 4′ oil painting.  Barbara writes: “This was inspired by my son, who as a little boy, told me he dreams at night of puppies running through fields. If you look […]

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