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Watercolour and oil painter. I paint outside when I can. I’m inspired by the sea and natural landscapes of the Canadian Maritimes See my work here: www.poppybalser.com
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I spent my day packing up paintings to ship to galleries. “Hoarfrost” 12x16” watercolour came after my series of January snow paintings. It’s headed to Robert’s Gallery in Toronto for the CSPWC’s 100th anniversary exhibition. #watercolour #canadianart www.robertsgallery.net/exhibition/c...

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I was invited to write a post for the Oil Painters of America blog. Here it is, if you’re curious: www.oilpaintersofamerica.com/2025/02/big-...

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It is snowing again, but don’t worry, it’ll change to rain and then freeze… oh wait. That could get messy… Anyway, here is a painting from a couple of weeks ago. “Snow Study XXXVI” 12x9”, watercolour

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@earthlingnoreally.bsky.social thanks for reposting my work!

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So I gather #BlueSkyArtShow is a thing that happens. Today's theme is #Monochrome I usually plan out a watercolour painting by doing a black and white version first. This is a 16x12” #pleinair sketch

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A little Valentine’s Day romance: “Spring Blooms in Central Park” 8x10 inch studio watercolour after my last trip to NYC

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When I at the edge of the water I make sure to peek over the edge to see what I can see in the water. I get rather ridiculously delighted when I can see fish. Seeing these tiny fishes made me very happy and that is what this painting is about.

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Yes indeed, buy Canadian! I am happy to be a supporter of independent Canadian journalism outlets including CanadaLand, @halifaxexaminer.ca and @thenarwhal.ca Excellent reporting from all of them

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Here’s an interesting & illustrated explanation of some of Halifax’s architectural history.

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I’ve been working in the studio, scaling up a plein air study into a larger piece. I love painting tangled foliage and these palmettos with the sun streaming through their fronds were fascinating. Lower study is from 2022, 9x12”. Larger is from yesterday, 12x16” #watercolour #landscapeart

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Two takes on a snowy day. Painted under sunshine, snow and then sunshine again. At least it stayed above freezing so I only had to contend with snow -that quickly melted- in my paint, not ice

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I love this!

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Here’s a cheery, warm weather painting as evidence that I do paint things other than snow.

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@spacey3d.bsky.social thanks for reposting my work! 😊

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