Nova Scotia

On my first trip to Nova Scotia five of us stayed in a house in Green Rocks.

Green Rocks hugs the water and climbs up an expanse of green where
cottages and deer share the very fertile land.

Blue Rocks

We were two couples and a single that required three different coffee
makers and a kettle for the tea to start each day. My goal was to paint.
Colourful sites were close by: Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Peggy's Cove and Blue Rocks.

It was the colour of Blue Rocks that became my focus. Beyond the road
sign saying "No Exit" I found water and more water interrupted only by the occasional shed, boats, plus the leftover items of the fishermen's days on the water.

Brilliant colour was everywhere. It knocked me out. Buildings painted in pure colours and boat paraphernalia too were in contrast to the pure white of the boats, which transported fishermen working at night and tourists sightseeing during the day.

"The colours in the land are in constant motion while the water
aggressively boils."

Sharon Abron Drache, Ottawa Jewish Bulletin, September 9, 2002.

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