Saturday, February 13, 2010

Ready for Dumping Day


Lobster traps are carefully prepared to be loaded. Tomorrow is Dumping Day when all the boats set out to set Lobster traps at the beginning of Lobster season at Indian Harbour, Nova Scotia. This original painting is 20 by 15 inches.

Tamed Tides


The Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada has the highest tides in the world. For more than 400 years the tide has been tamed by the Acadian farmers who first blocked the sea by building the first dikes . These dikes prevent the powerful Bay of Fundy from washing over the land every 12 hours. These fertile dike lands are maintained by modern farmers in a cooperative manner. It is proposed that this site become an UNESCO World Heritage Site . This original painting shows the deep mud flats which border the fields protected by earthen dikes. The painting is 19 by 14 inches.