Harley Watter. Sculptor. St. Stephen, New Brunswick. Active mid-20th century. Seen: a carved and painted rhinoceros.

Robert  Jardine.  Sculptor. Wood carver. Moncton,  New Brunswick. Active 1980’s.

Robert Jardine carved animals and birds. Usually in paint. He signed with the initials: “R. E. J. on the base”

An example of his work. A Rooster by Robert Jardine:

Robert Jardine. New Brunswick. Carving of a Rooster.

His mark:

Robert Jardine. His signature.

Art Gallant. Sculptor. Woodcarver.  Dieppe, New Brunswick. Active mid 20th century.

Art gallant was a naive sculptor. He used animal and people in his carvings carvings to make social and sometimes political  observations. Art Gallant usually told a story with his carvings and he often put it into word on the sculpture. His title and his comments are always in French and English.  His sculptures  were occasionally colored and always heavily varnished and signed. He worked with Cedar and Pine wood and occasionally ‘as found’ materials. Art Gallant is widely collected and  his works have become rare.

Art Gallant has been collected by the CCFCS  and has been cited by numerous writers. (See notes below.)

A Carving of a Deer by Art Gallant. With his words.:

Art Gallant. Carving of a Deer. With his words.

Art Gallant. Carving of a Deer. With his words.

And the Base with his mark:

Art Gallant. Carving of a Deer. With his words.

Ref: Ralph and Patricia Price. ‘Twas Ever Thus. Toronto. M.F. Feheley. 1979.

Ref: Artists in Canada, Union list of Artist’s files. National Gallery of Canada. 1982.

Ref: Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies. Canadian Museum of Civilization. CCFCS

Ref: Kobayashi/Bird, A Compendium of Canadian Folk Artists (1985).

Ref: Anne Sutherland and Zalman Amit. The Sutherland/Amit Collection. Smith Falls, Ont. 1994.

Ephraim Stymist.  Sculptor. Decoy maker. New Brunswick.  Active 2nd quarter 20th century.

An example of his work. Canada Goose:

Ephraim Stymist. New Brunswick. Canada Goose.

The base:

Ephraim Stymist. Goose decoy. Detail.

Ernest (Ernie) Myers. Sculptor. Moncton, New Brunswick.Active third quarter of the 29th century.

Ernie Myers’  themes were Rabbits, cast in human situations. Often with carrots. Just about every sculpture that Mr. Myers made involved a rabbit or rabbits. And they were very good indeed. He worked with ‘as found’ materials and colours and usually signed his work on the base.

A very fine story about Ernie Meers; and also about Folk Art; and all the artists:

An old friend of mine, Louis Gosselin was from the Acadian Peninsula in New Brunswick. His childhood hero was fellow Acadian, and neighbor, Yvon Durelle, the world famous boxer: the ‘Fighting Fisherman’. Louis Gosselin was a friend of Ernie Myers and a collector of his work (and a lot of other fabulous folk art!). He asked Mr. Myers one day if he would make him a carving of that famous fight between Archie Moore and Yvon Durelle, his childhood hero. This is what Ernie Myers brought him:

Ernie Myers. Dieppe New Brunswick. The Match.

Another example of Ernie Myers’ work.  The Tricycle Rabbit:

Ernie Myers. Dieppe New Brunswick. Tricycle Rabbit.

The mark of Ernie Myers:

Ernest Myers. Sculptor. Moncton, N.B. His mark.