Artistic Ventures

 Last Friday week I was in the market to have my picture taken (will tell you that story next) and while I was waiting, I popped up to the mezzanine to have a quick bite of lunch. There was a painter sitting alone by the window doing some watercolour sketches of Georges Island. HE said hello and we had a lovely chat, and I discovered that he was  Tom Forrestall, (an exceptionally gifted and well known artist.) You can click on the link to the Nova Scotia Gallery of Art and see some of his work in their permanent collection. I love this piece called a Murder of Crows, you can click to see the back of it too.
It was a grey day and he wanted to capture the whiteness of the snow and lightouse against the dark.I loved watching him work. Very inspiring. We talked about painting on site which is something I want to try this summer. Lucky me, he gave me a few tips:)