Sunnyside Mall in Bedford with #halifaxusk, the last outing before Christmas! (195-197/355) #drawing #sketch #halifaxusk #watercolour #watercolor #watercolorsketch #lineandwash #penandink #sunnysidemall #christmas #bedford #novascotia #mallscape

Fun with single point perspective, looking up in a courtyard. Halifax NS. (194/350) #drawing #sketch #sketching #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #halifax #novascotia #urbanwasteland #skyscape #cityscape #perspective #singlepointperspective

Lighthouse overlooking New London Bay, PEI ❤️. Not sure what it's real name is... New London or Yankee Hill lighthouse. Done in ink and water soluble graphite. (193/345) #drawing #sketch #lineandwash #watersolublegraphite #seascape #pei #princeedwardisland #newlondon #yankeehill #lighthouse

With #halifaxusk at Mic Mac Mall. Lots of Christmas stuff to sketch but this display of Herbie the Love Bug and a 50s? Thunderbird was a great opportunity to practice drawing cars! (191,192/341) #drawing #sketch #penandink #inkdrawing #dartmouth #novascotia #herbiethelovebug #fordthunderbird

Upperbrook Farm, north of Truro NS (190/335) #drawing #sketch #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #northriver #novascotia #upperbrookfarm #barnscape #quinacridonegold #indigo #sapgreen #ceruleanblue #cobaltblue #burntumber #perylenemaroon

At Alderney Landing during Christkindlmarket with #halifaxusk. We managed to do some sketching outside where it was frankly not quite warm enough ❄. November 30 might be the new record! ❤️ (187-189/334) #drawing #sketch #lineandwash #dartmouth #novascotia #alderneylanding #carousel #horsies

This morning the urban sketchers visited the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. It was warm enough out on the wharf to do a quick continuous line sketch of CSS Acadia ❤️ (185,186/327) #drawing #sketch #halifaxusk #pleinair #watercolor #lineandwash #continuouslinedrawing #halifax #novascotia

Blockhouse Point Lighthouse at the mouth of Charlottetown Harbour. This is one of my favourite places to paint and sketch in PEI ❤️ (184/323) #drawing #sketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #watercoloursketch #seascape #princeedwardisland #blockhousepointlighthouse #blockhousepoint #lighthouse

At the Keshen Goodman Library this morning with #halifaxusk. The view out this window caught my eye with lots of different coloured trees and bushes ❤️ (183/320) #drawing #sketch #halifaxusk #urbansketch #pleinair #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #halifax #novascotia #landscape

Undaunted, Borden PEI. (182/319) #boatober #boatober2025 #drawing #sketch #sketchchallenge #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #boatscape #seascape #pei #princeedwardisland #bordencarleton

Double Trouble at Fishermans Cove, Eastern Passage NS. Another lunchtime ink drawing. With so many lines this one went into overtime. (181/318) #drawing #sketch #penandink #lineart #linedrawing #novascotiaart #uniball #seascape #novascotia #fishermanscove #shoreline #boatscape

Sunset view from the Lion's Head Tavern parking lot. Halifax NS. (180/317) #drawing #sketch #sketching #urbansketch #halifaxusk #pleinair #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #halifax #novascotia #urbanwasteland #parkinglotscape #cityscape #bloodstonegenuine #cobaltblue #carbazoleviolet

New Harbour NS. At the end of a long road, it reminds me of a Newfoundland outport ❤️ (179/316) #drawing #sketch #penandink #lineart #linedrawing #novascotiaart #crosshatching #uniball #seascape #novascotia #newharbour #southshore #coastline #shoreline

At the RBC Center in Burnside this morning with #halifaxusk. Another warm day allowed us to sketch outdoors again ❤️(177-178/313) #drawing #sketch #halifaxusk #urbansketch #pleinair #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #dartmouth #novascotia #landscape

"Undaunted", a cape islander hauled up in Borden PEI. This boat will need a lot of work before it sees the water again and lives up to it's name ❤️ (176/308) #boatober #boatober2025 #drawing #sketch #sketchchallenge #penandink #lineart #linedrawing #boatscape #seascape #pei #princeedwardisland

At the Ivany Campus of NSCC this morning with #halifaxusk. A beautiful early November morning ❤️ (174-175/306) #drawing #sketch #halifaxusk #urbansketch #pleinair #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #halifax #novascotia #NSCC #IvanyCampus

Boatober day 26. (173/304) #boatober #boatober2025 #boatober2025day26 #drawing #sketch #sketchchallenge #penandink #lineart #linedrawing

Boatober day 31. Final day, but I think it will spill over into Boatvember for me again this year ❤️ (172/304) #boatober #boatober2025 #boatober2025day31 #boatvember #drawing #sketch #sketchchallenge #penandink #lineart #linedrawing #boatscape #seagulls

Our final officially scheduled plein-air group outing for 2025 at Horseshoe Island Park. Nice weather, no wind! (169-171/303) #drawing #sketch #urbansketch #pleinair #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #seascape #halifax #novascotia #horseshoeislandpark #boatober #boatober2025

Boatober day 29. Red Head Harbour, PEI (168/302) #boatober #boatober2025 #drawing #sketch #sketchchallenge #penandink #lineart #linedrawing #boatscape

Boatober day 25. Back to pen and ink for this one. I miss it! ❤️ (167/302) #boatober #boatober2025 #boatober2025day28 #drawing #sketch #sketchchallenge #penandink #lineart #linedrawing #boatscape

1351 Barrington Street in Halifax NS. A beautiful brick building, I hope I came close to capturing the colours. (166/300) #drawing #sketch #sketching #urbansketch #urbansketching #pleinair #halifaxusk #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #heritageproperty #halifax #novascotia

This morning the #halifaxusk outing was at the Titanic Grave Site in Halifax. Very peaceful and still quite warm (~10C) ❤️ (163-164/299) #drawing #sketch #halifaxusk #urbansketch #pleinair #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #halifax #novascotia #rmstitanic #titanic

Lady Eileen, docked in Sambro NS. (162/298) #boatober #boatober2025 #drawing #sketch #sketchchallenge #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #sambro #novascotia #boatscape

The final official outing of the HRM plein air season was at La Cuisine de Brigitte in West Chezzetcook. I was three hours late but several of the artists were still there! 👍 (161/296) #drawing #sketch #pleinair #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #landscape #novascotia

Boatober days 16 and 18 💗 (158,159/295) #boatober #boatober2025 #drawing #sketch #sketchchallenge #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #frenchultramarine #indigo #cobaltblue #quinacridonegold #burntsienna

At Alderney Landing this morning with #halifaxusk. Boats were a popular subject, perfect for #boatober! Some nice boats in the marina, the one with the brown dodger and orange tarp caught my eye. (155,156/292) #boatober2025 #boatober2025day19 #drawing #sketch #urbansketch #pleinair #lineandwash

A little clump of trees at roadside in Midgell PEI ❤️(154/289) #drawing #sketch #urbansketch #pleinair #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #landscape #pei #princeedwardisland #midgell #peiart #quinacridonegold #yellowochre

A nice little scene in Midgell PEl that I've wanted to paint for a while now. 15C and no showers so perfect 👍 (153/289) #drawing #sketch #urbansketch #pleinair #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #landscape #pei #princeedwardisland

#Boatober day 14. This reminds me of a boat I have seen somewhere on Cape Breton Island, maybe Inverness or Margaree Harbour ❤️ or maybe it was Dingwall 🤔 (152/287) #boatober2025 #boatober2025day14 #drawing #sketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #capeislander

Boatober day 13, the reference is a colourful little fishing boat in Cornwall UK👍 (150/286) #boatober #boatober2025 #boatober2025day13 @doug_jackson_artwork #drawing #sketch #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #boatscape #fowey #cornwall

This morning, across the street from Government House, at the Old Burying Ground. I love drawing this monument, lots of straight lines and right angles! ❤️ (149/285) #drawing #sketch #urbansketch #urbansketching #halifaxusk #pleinair #watercolour #watercolor #lineandwash #novascotia #halifax

Day 10 sketch for Boatober 👍 (148/284) #boatober #boatober2025 #boatober2025day10 #drawing #sketch #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #boatscape

Thinking that Prospect would be way to windy and cold, at the last minute a few of us went to Hemlock Ravine, which was way to windy and cold. The Heart Shaped Pond is almost completely dry, causing much 🦆😡 (145/282) #drawing #sketch #urbansketch #pleinair #PAAHRM #watercolor #hemlockravine #halifax

Boatober day 5. Catching up! The reference photo reminds me of one of the venues on Landscape Artist of the Year. Paddy's Hole? (146/282) #boatober #boatober2025 #boatober2025day5 #drawing #sketch #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #seascape #boatscape #laoty

Molly Malone I at Sambro NS. Sketched with the Plein Air Group in July and painted just in time for #boatober #boatober2025 (144/281) #drawing #sketch #pleinair #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #sambro #novascotia #landscapeart #seascapeart #seascape

Boatober day 6, Rockport Massachusetts. The reference pic makes for a challenging composition, with the boat and the fishing shack fighting to be the focal point. Not sure I got it right! 🤔 Fun though ❤️ (143/281) @doug_jackson_artwork #boatober2025 #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #seascape

This morning at Shearwater Yacht Club with Halifax Urban Sketchers. A great place to sketch and paint! I also did one of the Avenger on display near the aviation museum ❤️ (139-142/278) #drawing #sketch #pleinair #halifaxusk #watercolorsketch #watercolor #lineandwash #boatober #boatober2025

At Dal Sexton Campus (TUNS/NSTC) this morning. Sunny, cool, windy... fall is here! Visiting makes me miss my time here studying engineering 😆🤣 (138/275) #drawing #sketch #sketching #urbansketch #urbansketching #pleinair #watercolorsketch #lineandwash #dalhousieuniversity #halifax #TUNS #novascotia

At the Dingle Tower this morning with #halifaxusk. A beautiful day for late September ❤️ (136,137/271) #drawing #sketch #sketching #urbansketch #urbansketching #pleinair #halifaxusk #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #thedingle #halifans #sirsanfordflemingpark #novascotia

The Atlantic View Trail in Lawrencetown NS with the plein air painters #PAAHRM (133,134,135/268) #drawing #sketch #sketching #urbansketching #pleinair #halifaxusk #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #lawrencetown #novascotia

Church Street, Port Williams NS. My first pencil drawing in a long long time, done with 2H, HB and 2B. I prefer ink and watercolour, but these are fun too ❤️ (132/266) #drawing #sketch #urbansketch #halifaxusk #pencildrawing #pencilsketch #portwilliams #novascotia #farmscape #landscape #landscapeart

DeWolf Park in Bedford with the Halifax Urban Sketchers. Sadly, not a single dog made it into my sketches (129,130,131/264) #draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #urbansketch #halifaxusk #pleinair #painting #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #watercolorpainting #lineandwash #bedford #novascotia

Springbrook PEI ❤️ sketched in PEI in July, painted today (128/263) #draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #pleinair #painting #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #watercolorpainting #lineandwash #penandwash #seascape #farmscape #princeedwardisland #springbrook

Flowers/Bistro on a drizzly morning at the Hydrostone 🌧 in Halifax. (127/261) #drawing #sketch #sketching #urbansketching #pleinair #halifaxusk #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #halifax #novascotiaart #northend #hydrostone #showers #rainscape #yellowochre #burntsienna

Another stop at the Public Gardens, Halifax NS (126/260) #draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #pleinair #halifaxusk #urbansketch #urbansketching #painting #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #watercolorpainting #lineandwash #halifax #novascotiaart #halifaxpublicgardens

Public Gardens, Halifax NS (125/259) #draw #drawing #sketch #sketching #pleinair #halifaxusk #urbansketch #urbansketching #painting #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #watercolorpainting #lineandwash #halifax #novascotiaart #halifaxpublicgardens

Sketching this morning at the Hydrostone, and Fort Needham Memorial Park in Halifax NS (123,124/257) #drawing #sketch #sketching #urbansketching #pleinair #halifaxusk #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #halifax #novascotiaart #northend #fortneedham #hydrostone

Potato and Strawberry Islands from Cowlow Cove in Boutiliers Point NS. (121,122/254) #drawing #sketch #sketching #urbansketching #pleinair #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #cowlowcove #southshoure #boutilierspoint #novascotia #novascotiaart #halifaxusk #seascape

MacCormacks Beach Provincial Park at Fishermans Cove in Eastern Passage NS (119/250) #drawing #sketch #sketching #urbansketching #pleinair #watercolorsketch #watercolor #watercolour #lineandwash #maccormacksbeach #fishermanscove #fishingharbour #novascotia #novascotiaart #halifaxusk #seascape