THE
SONGS OF GRASSES
COLLECTION
Coastal Symphonies
I often find myself walking or driving along the winding coastline – past homesteads, fields, marshes, and grasslands… This series of original paintings is inspired by the astonishingly varied palette of colours that can be seen in coastal grasses. Their colours shift dramatically over the course of a day, and year.
Grasses are featured in each painting in this collection. Sometimes they play just one note and, other times, they orchestrate the entire scene with their shape, movement, and colour.
This series is composed of colour harmonies that capture an evocative, poetic, and slightly dreamlike view of Nova Scotia’s homes and coastal landscape. Colours are expanded to capture the felt experience of that moment or place.
I was often drawn to a vertical format for the way it guides the eye through successive bands of texture and colour as the grasses recede toward the horizon.
The music – the song – begins to form when individual paintings are placed next to each other. The distinct colours of each piece plays a different note and, together, they form a symphony of grass song.
Can you hear it?
“This series is composed of colour harmonies that capture an evocative, poetic, slightly dreamlike view of Nova Scotia’s homes & coastal landscape.”
From my studio to your home…
Inspiration for this collection was gathered on walks near my home on the South Shore of Nova Scotia.
Each piece in this collection was crafted carefully by hand in my studio. Paintings are acrylic on watercolour paper, mounted to cradled wood panel. The clear-finished wood sides are left visible, creating a beautiful material contrast with the painting itself. They are sealed and finished with two coats of a gorgeous ultra-mat varnish and will hang flush to the wall by a concealed wire.
Paintings can be displayed together in a series, given a special spot individually, or grouped with other pieces in your collection. Elegantly and simply finished on cradled panel, they are ready to hang as‑is – or they can be framed in a floater frame for an elevated look.
All materials are archival quality and chosen to bring a lifetime of joy!
“Grasses are featured in each painting in this collection. Sometimes they play just one note and, other times, they orchestrate the entire scene with their shape, movement, and colour.”
About the collection
The Songs of Grasses Collection is a series of original paintings inspired by the astonishingly varied palette of colours that can be seen in coastal grasses. This series portrays the shapeshifting nature of grasses at different times of day and year – as a major or minor player within each scene. The collection plays with harmonies of colour to capture an evocative and poetic view of Nova Scotia’s homes and coastal landscape.
PAINTINGS IN THIS COLLECTION
Coastal Lookout (Broad Cove, Nova Scotia) captures an old gothic house, now turned summer home. It sits looking out over the beach. Dark bands of seaweed lay along the damp sand, and house lights illumated the scrubby grasses and brush willing to grow along the coastline.
This original painting is part the Songs of Grasses Collection which was inspired by the astonishingly varied palette of colours that can be seen in coastal grasses. The series plays with harmonies of colour to capture an evocative and poetic view of Nova Scotia’s homes and coastal landscape.
You can read the story behind the collection or view available paintings in the shop.
Details
Acrylic on watercolour paper mounted to 16” x 20” cradled wood panel.
Signed in the lower corner of the painting.
Sealed + varnished with a gorgeous ultra-mat varnish. Hangs flush to the wall with a concealed wire.
You could choose to hang it as-is, or place it in a floater frame – whichever suits your tastes and your home.
As an original piece of art, it is truly one-of-a-kind! If you love it, I hope you will collect the painting for your wall, so it can give you that same feeling over and over for years.
Fundy Blues (Wolfville, Nova Scotia) captures the view of the Blomidon cliff edge across the water of the Minas Basin. This was the view as seen from the dyke walk in Wolfville in mid-summer. The cool blues and greens of the grasses, water, and distant hills were beautifully harmonious. The area’s red soil tinted the water to a nearly violet hue in some areas.
This original painting is part the Songs of Grasses Collection which was inspired by the astonishingly varied palette of colours that can be seen in coastal grasses. The series plays with harmonies of colour to capture an evocative and poetic view of Nova Scotia’s homes and coastal landscape.
You can read the story behind the collection or view available paintings in the shop.
Details
Acrylic on watercolour paper mounted to 12” x 18” cradled wood panel.
Signed in the lower corner of the painting.
Sealed + varnished with a gorgeous ultra-mat varnish. Hangs flush to the wall with a concealed wire.
You could choose to hang it as-is, or place it in a floater frame – whichever suits your tastes and your home.
As an original piece of art, it is truly one-of-a-kind! If you love it, I hope you will collect the painting for your wall, so it can give you that same feeling over and over for years.
Dry Dock (Weymouth, Nova Scotia) captures a fishing boat on the French Shore of Nova Scotia. It was raised on wooden supports and the dry summer weather made the grasses and gravel roadway quite striking in contrast to the boat on this parched, hot summer day.
This original painting is part the Songs of Grasses Collection which was inspired by the astonishingly varied palette of colours that can be seen in coastal grasses. The series plays with harmonies of colour to capture an evocative and poetic view of Nova Scotia’s homes and coastal landscape.
You can read the story behind the collection or view available paintings in the shop.
Details
Acrylic on watercolour paper mounted to 12” x 18” cradled wood panel.
Signed in the lower corner of the painting.
Sealed + varnished with a gorgeous ultra-mat varnish. Hangs flush to the wall with a concealed wire.
You could choose to hang it as-is, or place it in a floater frame – whichever suits your tastes and your home.
As an original piece of art, it is truly one-of-a-kind! If you love it, I hope you will collect the painting for your wall, so it can give you that same feeling over and over for years.
Cove Views (Broad Cove, Nova Scotia) captures the last pool of sunlight at the very end of the afternoon. It shone on these coastal grasses, and on the old fish shacks across the Cove. A few moments later, it dipped below the tree line and dusk began to settle in.
This original painting is part the Songs of Grasses Collection which was inspired by the astonishingly varied palette of colours that can be seen in coastal grasses. The series plays with harmonies of colour to capture an evocative and poetic view of Nova Scotia’s homes and coastal landscape.
You can read the story behind the collection or view available paintings in the shop.
Details
Acrylic on watercolour paper mounted to 12” x 18” cradled wood panel.
Signed in the lower corner of the painting.
Sealed + varnished with a gorgeous ultra-mat varnish. Hangs flush to the wall with a concealed wire.
You could choose to hang it as-is, or place it in a floater frame – whichever suits your tastes and your home.
As an original piece of art, it is truly one-of-a-kind! If you love it, I hope you will collect the painting for your wall, so it can give you that same feeling over and over for years.
Frosted Gardens (Broad Cove, Nova Scotia) captures my garden in the fall after an early morning frost. A crisp breeze and calls of blue jays serve as a reminder that fall is around the corner. In this painting, the trees are bare, the gardens composed of dried sculptural shapes and filled with seedhead for the birds, and the lawn glistening a pale frosty blue in the morning sunlight.
This original painting is part the Songs of Grasses Collection which was inspired by the astonishingly varied palette of colours that can be seen in coastal grasses. The series plays with harmonies of colour to capture an evocative and poetic view of Nova Scotia’s homes and coastal landscape.
You can read the story behind the collection or view available paintings in the shop.
Details
Acrylic on watercolour paper mounted to 12” x 18” cradled wood panel.
Signed in the lower corner of the painting.
Sealed + varnished with a gorgeous ultra-mat varnish. Hangs flush to the wall with a concealed wire.
You could choose to hang it as-is, or place it in a floater frame – whichever suits your tastes and your home.
As an original piece of art, it is truly one-of-a-kind! If you love it, I hope you will collect the painting for your wall, so it can give you that same feeling over and over for years.
Nature’s Ornaments (Rissers Beach, Nova Scotia) captures a long wood boardwalk next to a white sand beach, here on the South Shore of Nova Scotia. It winds through a coastal marsh and there are many standing evergreens that are strikingly covered with pale green moss.
This original painting is part the Songs of Grasses Collection which was inspired by the astonishingly varied palette of colours that can be seen in coastal grasses. The series plays with harmonies of colour to capture an evocative and poetic view of Nova Scotia’s homes and coastal landscape.
You can read the story behind the collection or view available paintings in the shop.
Details
Acrylic on watercolour paper mounted to 12” x 18” cradled wood panel.
Signed in the lower corner of the painting.
Sealed + varnished with a gorgeous ultra-mat varnish. Hangs flush to the wall with a concealed wire.
You could choose to hang it as-is, or place it in a floater frame – whichever suits your tastes and your home.
As an original piece of art, it is truly one-of-a-kind! If you love it, I hope you will collect the painting for your wall, so it can give you that same feeling over and over for years.
Night Perch (Broad Cove, Nova Scotia) captures an old gothic house on a warm summer night. Patio lights, porch lights, and window lights were all blazing into the night sky, allowing nearby trees and shrubbery to be just visible in the darkness, and bouncing beautiful colours onto the white house siding. A vivid range of saturated greens and blues in the sloping grassy field stretched out in front.
This original painting is part the Songs of Grasses Collection which was inspired by the astonishingly varied palette of colours that can be seen in coastal grasses. The series plays with harmonies of colour to capture an evocative and poetic view of Nova Scotia’s homes and coastal landscape.
You can read the story behind the collection or view available paintings in the shop.
Details
Acrylic on watercolour paper mounted to 16” x 20” cradled wood panel.
Signed in the lower corner of the painting.
Sealed + varnished with a gorgeous ultra-mat varnish. Hangs flush to the wall with a concealed wire.
You could choose to hang it as-is, or place it in a floater frame – whichever suits your tastes and your home.
As an original piece of art, it is truly one-of-a-kind! If you love it, I hope you will collect the painting for your wall, so it can give you that same feeling over and over for years.
Into Autumn (Broad Cove, Nova Scotia) captures a house is near to the open ocean near where I live on the South Shore of Nova Scotia. On this autumn day, the grasses had turned pale tan coloured and various shrubbery was covered in brilliant red foliage and berries. It contrasted beautifully with the stately dark evergreens.
This original painting is part the Songs of Grasses Collection which was inspired by the astonishingly varied palette of colours that can be seen in coastal grasses. The series plays with harmonies of colour to capture an evocative and poetic view of Nova Scotia’s homes and coastal landscape.
You can read the story behind the collection or view available paintings in the shop.
Details
Acrylic on watercolour paper mounted to 12” x 18” cradled wood panel.
Signed in the lower corner of the painting.
Sealed + varnished with a gorgeous ultra-mat varnish. Hangs flush to the wall with a concealed wire.
You could choose to hang it as-is, or place it in a floater frame – whichever suits your tastes and your home.
As an original piece of art, it is truly one-of-a-kind! If you love it, I hope you will collect the painting for your wall, so it can give you that same feeling over and over for years.
Fundy Mosaic (Wolfville, Nova Scotia) captures one of my favourite places to walk here in Nova Scotia – the dykes in Wolfville. They look out over tidal waters that change dramatically between visits. At low tide, it appears like mud flats, with just small bands of water left. Other times, the water creates beautiful reflections amongst the grasses, which have a beautiful array of colours in them.
This original painting is part the Songs of Grasses Collection which was inspired by the astonishingly varied palette of colours that can be seen in coastal grasses. The series plays with harmonies of colour to capture an evocative and poetic view of Nova Scotia’s homes and coastal landscape.
You can read the story behind the collection or view available paintings in the shop.
Details
Acrylic on watercolour paper mounted to 12” x 18” cradled wood panel.
Signed in the lower corner of the painting.
Sealed + varnished with a gorgeous ultra-mat varnish. Hangs flush to the wall with a concealed wire.
You could choose to hang it as-is, or place it in a floater frame – whichever suits your tastes and your home.
As an original piece of art, it is truly one-of-a-kind! If you love it, I hope you will collect the painting for your wall, so it can give you that same feeling over and over for years.
Golden Fields (Broad Cove, Nova Scotia) captures one of my favourite subjects to paint here in Broad Cove – this little gothic house by the beach. Here, the sun lit up the fall grasses into an extraordinary range of colours in both light and illuminated shadow.
This original painting is part the Songs of Grasses Collection which was inspired by the astonishingly varied palette of colours that can be seen in coastal grasses. The series plays with harmonies of colour to capture an evocative and poetic view of Nova Scotia’s homes and coastal landscape.
You can read the story behind the collection or view available paintings in the shop.
Details
Acrylic on watercolour paper mounted to 12” x 18” cradled wood panel.
Signed in the lower corner of the painting.
Sealed + varnished with a gorgeous ultra-mat varnish. Hangs flush to the wall with a concealed wire.
You could choose to hang it as-is, or place it in a floater frame – whichever suits your tastes and your home.
As an original piece of art, it is truly one-of-a-kind! If you love it, I hope you will collect the painting for your wall, so it can give you that same feeling over and over for years.
Morning Birches (Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia) captures a stand of birch trees lit by early morning sun. These birch trees ran along our farm field in the Annapolis Valley. Here, they are in their fall splendour catching the morning sunlight, white bark aglow. Magnificent.
This original painting is part the Songs of Grasses Collection which was inspired by the astonishingly varied palette of colours that can be seen in coastal grasses. The series plays with harmonies of colour to capture an evocative and poetic view of Nova Scotia’s homes and coastal landscape.
You can read the story behind the collection or view available paintings in the shop.
Details
Acrylic on watercolour paper mounted to 16” x 20” cradled wood panel.
Signed in the lower corner of the painting.
Sealed + varnished with a gorgeous ultra-mat varnish. Hangs flush to the wall with a concealed wire.
You could choose to hang it as-is, or place it in a floater frame – whichever suits your tastes and your home.
As an original piece of art, it is truly one-of-a-kind! If you love it, I hope you will collect the painting for your wall, so it can give you that same feeling over and over for years.
Garden Greenhouse (Broad Cove, Nova Scotia) captures a small garden greenhouse as it glowed faintly with the last of the daylight – a beautiful rose pink. I love the in-progress garden feel every time I pass by. I never seem to see the gardener herself, but things are always changing between my walks!
This original painting is part the Songs of Grasses Collection which was inspired by the astonishingly varied palette of colours that can be seen in coastal grasses. The series plays with harmonies of colour to capture an evocative and poetic view of Nova Scotia’s homes and coastal landscape.
You can read the story behind the collection or view available paintings in the shop.
Details
Acrylic on watercolour paper mounted to 16” x 20” cradled wood panel.
Signed in the lower corner of the painting.
Sealed + varnished with a gorgeous ultra-mat varnish. Hangs flush to the wall with a concealed wire.
You could choose to hang it as-is, or place it in a floater frame – whichever suits your tastes and your home.
As an original piece of art, it is truly one-of-a-kind! If you love it, I hope you will collect the painting for your wall, so it can give you that same feeling over and over for years.
Hay Bales (Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia) captures freshly harvested and bundled bales of hay in the Annapolis Valley region of Nova Scotia. A vineyard (or apple trees) marched up the hillside, contrasting beautifully with the pale coloured hay bales and freshly ploughed farm field. An old church sat stately at the top of the hill, reflecting the bright late-morning sunlight.
This original painting is part the Songs of Grasses Collection which was inspired by the astonishingly varied palette of colours that can be seen in coastal grasses. The series plays with harmonies of colour to capture an evocative and poetic view of Nova Scotia’s homes and coastal landscape.
You can read the story behind the collection or view available paintings in the shop.
Details
Acrylic on watercolour paper mounted to 16” x 20” cradled wood panel.
Signed in the lower corner of the painting.
Sealed + varnished with a gorgeous ultra-mat varnish. Hangs flush to the wall with a concealed wire.
You could choose to hang it as-is, or place it in a floater frame – whichever suits your tastes and your home.
As an original piece of art, it is truly one-of-a-kind! If you love it, I hope you will collect the painting for your wall, so it can give you that same feeling over and over for years.
Cool Shadows (Broad Cove, Nova Scotia) captures an old country house in late afternoon sunlight. The lush greenery of the warmly lit grasses harmonizes with the cool blue/purple shadows, and contrasts with the bright orange of the brick chimney.
This original painting is part the Songs of Grasses Collection which was inspired by the astonishingly varied palette of colours that can be seen in coastal grasses. The series plays with harmonies of colour to capture an evocative and poetic view of Nova Scotia’s homes and coastal landscape.
You can read the story behind the collection or view available paintings in the shop.
Details
Acrylic on watercolour paper mounted to 12” x 18” cradled wood panel.
Signed in the lower corner of the painting.
Sealed + varnished with a gorgeous ultra-mat varnish. Hangs flush to the wall with a concealed wire.
You could choose to hang it as-is, or place it in a floater frame – whichever suits your tastes and your home.
As an original piece of art, it is truly one-of-a-kind! If you love it, I hope you will collect the painting for your wall, so it can give you that same feeling over and over for years.
Evening Welcome (Broad Cove, Nova Scotia) captures the house of a dear friend of mine. It is always well-kept and looks so inviting. I loved the brilliant orange glow of the porch light with the red door, the lit windows, some with curtains… and the lush surrounding gardens and foliage
This original painting is part the Songs of Grasses Collection which was inspired by the astonishingly varied palette of colours that can be seen in coastal grasses. The series plays with harmonies of colour to capture an evocative and poetic view of Nova Scotia’s homes and coastal landscape.
You can read the story behind the collection or view available paintings in the shop.
Details
Acrylic on watercolour paper mounted to 12” x 18” cradled wood panel.
Signed in the lower corner of the painting.
Sealed + varnished with a gorgeous ultra-mat varnish. Hangs flush to the wall with a concealed wire.
As an original piece of art, it is truly one-of-a-kind! If you love it, I hope you will collect the painting for your wall, so it can give you that same feeling over and over for years.
All in a Row (Broad Cove, Nova Scotia) captures a panoramic view of the last band of sunlight before the sun dipped below the horizon. Here, it illumated a stand of evergreen trees next to the open Atlantic Ocean. The sky had shifted to a pale dusty violet, and the bit of clear sky along the horizon glowed pale orange.
This original painting is part the Songs of Grasses Collection which was inspired by the astonishingly varied palette of colours that can be seen in coastal grasses. The series plays with harmonies of colour to capture an evocative and poetic view of Nova Scotia’s homes and coastal landscape.
You can read the story behind the collection or view available paintings in the shop.
Details
Acrylic on watercolour paper mounted to 8” x 16” cradled wood panel.
Signed in the lower corner of the painting.
Sealed + varnished with a gorgeous ultra-mat varnish. Hangs flush to the wall with a concealed wire.
You could choose to hang it as-is, or place it in a floater frame – whichever suits your tastes and your home.
As an original piece of art, it is truly one-of-a-kind! If you love it, I hope you will collect the painting for your wall, so it can give you that same feeling over and over for years.
Warm Farewell (Broad Cove, Nova Scotia) captures a panoramic view of the last band of sunlight before the sun dipped below the horizon. Here, it lit up the old fish shacks lining the cove edge, as well as the tops of trees and a grassy field. The water had turned steely cool dark blue, and the sky a deep violet-blue.
This original painting is part the Songs of Grasses Collection which was inspired by the astonishingly varied palette of colours that can be seen in coastal grasses. The series plays with harmonies of colour to capture an evocative and poetic view of Nova Scotia’s homes and coastal landscape.
You can read the story behind the collection or view available paintings in the shop.
Details
Acrylic on watercolour paper mounted to 8” x 16” cradled wood panel.
Signed in the lower corner of the painting.
Sealed + varnished with a gorgeous ultra-mat varnish. Hangs flush to the wall with a concealed wire.
You could choose to hang it as-is, or place it in a floater frame – whichever suits your tastes and your home.
As an original piece of art, it is truly one-of-a-kind! If you love it, I hope you will collect the painting for your wall, so it can give you that same feeling over and over for years.
Where Light Lingers (Broad Cove, Nova Scotia) captures a panoramic view of the last band of sunlight before the sun dipped below the horizon. It illuminated the tree tops and orange chimney of this house, while everything else had fallen into cool late-day shadow.
This original painting is part the Songs of Grasses Collection which was inspired by the astonishingly varied palette of colours that can be seen in coastal grasses. The series plays with harmonies of colour to capture an evocative and poetic view of Nova Scotia’s homes and coastal landscape.
You can read the story behind the collection or view available paintings in the shop.
Details
Acrylic on watercolour paper mounted to 8” x 16” cradled wood panel.
Signed in the lower corner of the painting.
Sealed + varnished with a gorgeous ultra-mat varnish. Hangs flush to the wall with a concealed wire.
You could choose to hang it as-is, or place it in a floater frame – whichever suits your tastes and your home.
As an original piece of art, it is truly one-of-a-kind! If you love it, I hope you will collect the painting for your wall, so it can give you that same feeling over and over for years.
Sitting Pretty (Blomidon, Nova Scotia) captures an old house near Blomidon in the Annapolis Valley. The sweeping band of shadow formed by the backdrop of trees contrasted beautifully with the brilliant mid-afternoon sunlight hitting the gardens and house side.
This original painting is part the Songs of Grasses Collection which was inspired by the astonishingly varied palette of colours that can be seen in coastal grasses. The series plays with harmonies of colour to capture an evocative and poetic view of Nova Scotia’s homes and coastal landscape.
You can read the story behind the collection or view available paintings in the shop.
Details
Acrylic on watercolour paper mounted to 16” x 20” cradled wood panel.
Signed in the lower corner of the painting.
Sealed + varnished with a gorgeous ultra-mat varnish. Hangs flush to the wall with a concealed wire.
You could choose to hang it as-is, or place it in a floater frame – whichever suits your tastes and your home.
As an original piece of art, it is truly one-of-a-kind! If you love it, I hope you will collect the painting for your wall, so it can give you that same feeling over and over for years.
Dusk Harmony (Cherry Hill, Nova Scotia) captures a large marsh that sits right next to a sweeping stretch of the Atlantic Ocean at Cherry Hill Beach. When you stand on the rocky beach and look over the marshland, you see this small house amongst the expanse of rippling grasses.
This original painting is part the Songs of Grasses Collection which was inspired by the astonishingly varied palette of colours that can be seen in coastal grasses. The series plays with harmonies of colour to capture an evocative and poetic view of Nova Scotia’s homes and coastal landscape.
You can read the story behind the collection or view available paintings in the shop.
Details
Acrylic on watercolour paper mounted to 12” x 18” cradled wood panel.
Signed in the lower corner of the painting.
Sealed + varnished with a gorgeous ultra-mat varnish. Hangs flush to the wall with a concealed wire.
You could choose to hang it as-is, or place it in a floater frame – whichever suits your tastes and your home.
As an original piece of art, it is truly one-of-a-kind! If you love it, I hope you will collect the painting for your wall, so it can give you that same feeling over and over for years.
“The music – the song – begins to form when individual paintings are placed next to each other. The distinct colours of each piece plays a different note and, together, they form a symphony of grass song.”
