Nova Scotian Artists

Blue Oriental - Oil on Canvas by Marilyn McAvoy

Marilyn McAvoy makes real things out of illusory worlds in paintings that are about illusion. The paintings are about illusion and reality as well as “fleetingness,” the fragmentary nature of our multi-media visual world and a pure, passionate love for fruit and flowers and for paint itself.

David Howells paintings are primarily traditional pastoral landscapes and garden scenes in oil on canvas. Though his work is realistic, he calls it ' a tightened form of Impressionism'. His many travels have inspired him greatly, but it is the simple beauty of gentle rural landscapes that appeals to him most.

Kelly Morehouse was born in Newfoundland and raised in both the USA and Canada. She studied art at NSCAD University and now works from her hobby farm in Nova Scotia where she lives with her husband and daughter. Her work, for which she has won several awards, has been added to a number of private collections. She is a member of the Portrait Society of Canada, Visual Arts Nova Scotia, CARFAC and the Hants County Arts Council.

Low Tide, Eastern Passage by Mary Garoutte of Nova Scotia

Ceramic Stoneware bird design by Jaki Durocher

Jaki Durocher was born in a small northern community, which has been a huge influence on her choice of images. She now resides in East Uniacke, NS with her husband Philippe. Jaki has received many awards and has shown in numerous shows, locally as well as nationally.

Silent Eloquence by Sandra Aucoin. Sandra paints in pastels, acrylics, and pen & ink. Her primary subjects are pets & animals but she also does landscapes and seascapes. She is a self-taught artist and has won various art competitions in S.W. Ontario. You can find more information on her website.

Although Kristie Sheehy's interests are Native and Acadian culture, her sculpture also depicts the interaction of people and animals-Man and his world.