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poppybalser.bsky.social
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 Banner: oil painting of a sailboat Profile: me next to one of my paintings
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Happy Earth Day! “Evening Light on Water and Stone” 8x10” plein air gouache For my Canadian followers, please consider the fate of our environment and climate when you go out to vote. #earthday #elxn2025

submitted 3 days ago • 5 comments

Happy Easter. 🐤 Chick. Watercolour on Fabriano Medioevalis, painted image approximately 55 mm tall. From 2021.

submitted 5 days ago • 10 comments

This one was just plain fun to paint. “Ospreys Make a New Home” 8x6” plein air gouache. These ospreys were building at the top of an abandoned crane. Watching the choice of nesting materials was interesting: Sometimes sticks, other times clumps of mud and weeds. #birdwatching #ospreys

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

A #nocturne painting inspired by being stuck in traffic. The brightly lit exterior of the Dilly Dally Cafe in #Halifax caught my eye the other night when stopped at a traffic light. I loved the play of red and cool turquoise. “Dilly Dally in the Evening” 9x12” #watercolour

submitted 9 days ago • 4 comments

This is spot on.

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

“"I would say to every Canadian … be looking up the voting records of whoever you're voting for in the upcoming election and see how they have voted on bills related to reproductive rights. If they voted to take your reproductive rights away, they're going to vote to take other rights away as well."

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Here’s a small warm up sketch trying out some new oil paint colours from @mhpaints.bsky.social “Wave Highlights” 6x6” oil painting.

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Here’s a recent watercolour painting of shrimp boats from the MillCove docks in Apalachicola, FL Done on location over 3 or maybe 4 evenings, I lost count. #pleinair #fishingboats #boatsinharbour

submitted 17 days ago • 16 comments

Support local independent journalism by subscribing if you can, and by fairly sharing their public content. (Castigating journalists for the need to be paid for their work is not support. )

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Vanessa Barragão, Portuguese textile artist known for large-scale hangings inspired by ecosystems like coral reefs, using upcycled waste materials from the textile industry #WomensArt

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