Nova Scotia Fog

While we were on the East Coast near Peggy's Cove we had a mixed bag as far as weather goes. One day it would be hot and sunny with the temp at 30c and the water temp at 18-20c, great for swimming. On other days, like the day I painted Nova Scotia Fog, the temp dropped to 18c and the water to 14c! There was a cool dampness over everything, and our coastal view came and went as the fog would roll in and out of the bay. Tough painting in these conditions as the paper does not want to dry and shivers were moving up and down my spine.

St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia

I just returned from a few weeks on the East Coast in Nova Scotia. It is such a varied and different landscape from where I live in the mountains. Every day we were at the waters edge, catching crabs and watching the ebb and flow of the tide. Some days were scorching hot, while others the fog would roll in and a chill would settle around your bones.

The people, food and landscape were amazing, definitely a place I could hang my hat every summer.

I created this painting while sitting on the waters edge looking out at the weathered boat houses, seagulls flying overhead and the Atlantic lapping at the shore at my feet.