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markabrennan.bsky.social
#preshrunk opening Friday at Argyle Fine Art, Barrington St, Halifax - so many tiny 4x5 inch works from Nova Scotia artists. #halifaxns #novascotiaart
January 21, 2026 at 11:02 PM
markabrennan.bsky.social
Another tiny 4x5" work for the #preshrunk2026 show at Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, opening on Friday January 23rd. Over 300 works from regional artists, all 4x5 inches and all priced at $175. #canadianart #halifaxart #preshrunk #markbrennan #novascotiaart
January 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
memackenzieart.ca
"An Argyle Sunset"
My newest acrylic painting. This is an 18 x 24 on canvas. A a bit larger than my usual size painting.

#art #artshare #canadianart #novascotiaart #originalart #acrylicpainting #artofbluesky #sunsetpainting #paintingoncanvas #canvaspainting #silhouettepainting #smallbusiness
an acrylic painting of a vibrant orange, red and yellow sunset with reflections in the water and a sillouette of the land with trees
December 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
nelsonr3.bsky.social
Double Trouble at Fishermans Cove, Eastern Passage NS. Another lunchtime ink drawing. With so many lines this one went into overtime.
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#drawing #sketch #penandink #lineart #linedrawing #novascotiaart #uniball #seascape #novascotia #fishermanscove #shoreline #boatscape
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
nelsonr3.bsky.social
New Harbour NS. At the end of a long road, it reminds me of a Newfoundland outport ❤️
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#drawing #sketch #penandink #lineart #linedrawing #novascotiaart #crosshatching #uniball #seascape #novascotia #newharbour #southshore #coastline #shoreline
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
memackenzieart.ca
This is a print of my Yarmouth Buoy Wall and Red Shanty painting. A popular site at the Yarmouth Bar near Cape Forchu in Nova Scotia. The painting has been sold but prints are available on my website! www.memackenzieart.ca/store/p/yarm...

#artshare #smallbusiness #yarbarbuoywall #novascotiaart
a print in a black frame of a red shanty with a bright blue door, a wall of colourful buoys hangingon the right and a colorful rope spindle in front of the shanty. The sky is a bit stormy and cloudy looking.
September 30, 2025 at 1:42 AM
atticahome.bsky.social
“Lookoff in Summer” by Christopher Joyce
These recent works explore the quiet beauty of Nova Scotia’s landscapes—where light, water, grasses, and tree lines meet in stillness. Impressionistic in spirit, they focus on mood and composition.
#NovaScotiaArt #LandscapePainting #Impressionism #CanadianArt
September 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
nelsonr3.bsky.social
Flowers/Bistro on a drizzly morning at the Hydrostone 🌧 in Halifax.
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#drawing #sketch #sketching #urbansketching #pleinair #halifaxusk #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #halifax #novascotiaart #northend #hydrostone #showers #rainscape #yellowochre #burntsienna
September 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
nelsonr3.bsky.social
Another stop at the Public Gardens, Halifax NS
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#draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #pleinair #halifaxusk #urbansketch #urbansketching #painting #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #watercolorpainting #lineandwash #halifax #novascotiaart #halifaxpublicgardens
September 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
nelsonr3.bsky.social
Public Gardens, Halifax NS
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#draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #pleinair #halifaxusk #urbansketch #urbansketching #painting #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #watercolorpainting #lineandwash #halifax #novascotiaart #halifaxpublicgardens
September 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
nelsonr3.bsky.social
Sketching this morning at the Hydrostone, and Fort Needham Memorial Park in Halifax NS
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#drawing #sketch #sketching #urbansketching #pleinair #halifaxusk #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #halifax #novascotiaart #northend #fortneedham #hydrostone
September 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
nelsonr3.bsky.social
Potato and Strawberry Islands from Cowlow Cove in Boutiliers Point NS.
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#drawing #sketch #sketching #urbansketching #pleinair #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #cowlowcove #southshoure #boutilierspoint #novascotia #novascotiaart #halifaxusk #seascape
September 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
lightspore.bsky.social
Abject Grace
#acrylicdrawing #oilonpaper #abjectgrace #sketchbook
#novascotiaart #capebretonart
Abject Grace #acrylicdrawing #oilonpaper #abjectgrace #sketchbook #novascotiaart #capebretonart
September 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
nelsonr3.bsky.social
MacCormacks Beach Provincial Park at Fishermans Cove in Eastern Passage NS
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#drawing #sketch #sketching #urbansketching #pleinair #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #maccormacksbeach #fishermanscove #fishingharbour #novascotia #novascotiaart #halifaxusk #seascape
September 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
nelsonr3.bsky.social
Planters Ridge Winery, Port Williams NS. From our joint outing with the Annapolis Valley Plein Air Artists ❤️
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#draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #pleinair #urbansketch #urbansketching #painting #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #novascotiaart #plantersridge #portwilliams #novascotia
September 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
nelsonr3.bsky.social
The Woodbox, Chester NS
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#draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #pleinair #urbansketch #halifaxusk #painting #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #watercolorpainting #lineandwash #novascotiaart #chester #novascotia #southshore #chesterscape
September 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
nelsonr3.bsky.social
The Old Town Clock, sketched during the Halifax Urban Sketchers outing to Citadel Hill this morning.
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#draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #pleinair #urbansketch #halifaxusk #painting #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #halifax #novascotiaart #halifaxcitadel
August 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
memackenzieart.ca
This is my "Argyle Sunset" original acrylic painting. The original has been sold but prints are available.
Check it out if interested: www.memackenzieart.ca/store/p/argy...

#artshare #smallbusiness #novascotiaart #canadianart #sunset #acrylicpainting #originalart #giclée #fineart #maritimeart #
a print of a vibrant orange sunset on the ocean with a silouette of an island in the distance.
August 31, 2025 at 12:14 AM
nelsonr3.bsky.social
Boats on the Northwest Arm from St. Mary's Boat Club
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#draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #pleinair #urbansketch #urbansketching #painting #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #watercolorpainting #lineandwash #halifax #novascotiaart #stmarysboatclub #northwestarm
August 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
memackenzieart.ca
Another seascape painting...this is a 16 x 20 acrylic on canvas. Painted from a photo of the Kejimkujik Seaside Adjunct in Nova Scotia.
Available on my website: www.memackenzieart.ca/store

#novascotiaart #canadianart #artshare #originalpainting #acrylicpainting #coastalnovascotia #maritimeart
a coastal nova scotia painting of blue-green ocean waves breaking on a rugged shoreline of black rocks and dark wet sand. The sky is blue with soft fluffy clouds.
August 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
nelsonr3.bsky.social
Sunday morning at the Public Gardens with Halifax Urban Sketchers #halifaxusk
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#draw #drawing #sketch #pleinair #urbansketch #urbansketching #painting #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #watercolorpainting #lineandwash #halifax #novascotiaart #halifaxpublicgardens
August 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
brandteisner.bsky.social
"Hosta in the Garden" by Ronald Hayes. #oilpainting #landscape #novascotiaart #annapolisvalley #artcan.canada
August 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
memackenzieart.ca
Lots of fun with this one, a calico cat in a lupine field looking across the harbour at a lighthouse.
This is a 16 x 20 acrylic on canvas. The original has been sold.
www.memackenzieart.ca/store

#calicocat #lupines #art #artshare #originalpainting #novascotiaart #canadianart #canvaspainting
A painting of a lupine field with a calico cat perched on a stump looking across a harbour at a small village with a lighthouse.
August 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
nelsonr3.bsky.social
Big surf today at Ingonish NS.
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#draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #halifaxusk #pleinair #painting #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #watercolorpainting #lineandwash #ingonish #capebretonisland #novascotiaart #beachscape #surfsup
August 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
nelsonr3.bsky.social
Kidston Island, from the Baddeck NS waterfront.
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#draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #urbansketching #halifaxusk #pleinair #painting #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #watercolorpainting #lineandwash #penandwash #baddeck #capebretonisland #novascotiaart #lighthouse
August 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM