Joseph Moulaison. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Active mid to late 20th century.

Joseph Moulaison, a fisherman and Quartermaster aboard the Bluenose Ferry (from Yarmouth to Bar Harbour, ME) made carved and painted birds. A painted carving of a Willet shore bird, signed: ‘Joseph Moulaison, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia’ is shown below.

Carving of a Willet by Joseph Moulaison:

Carving of a Willet by Joseph Moulaison, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

Charlie Norris. Painter. Sculptor. Wood carver. Lower Prospect, Nova Scotia. Active 1980  and on.

Charlie Norris was the brother of the artist Joe Norris. An accomplished artist in his own right, Charlie Norris painted and carved; making, among many other things,  bright and graceful applied relief carvings of sailing ships in painted frames. He lived right on the shore at Lower Prospect, Nova Scotia and over time he created a miniature version of the fishing village that he placed around his yard on the sea shore. It was striking and not a little transcendent to come around the shore road and see it. Shown below is an example of one of his applied relief ship carvings as well as a link to an article on Charlie Norris.

Charlie Norris. Lower Prospect, Nova Scotia. Applied relief carving of a Sailing Ship. 1990’s:

Charlie Norris. Lower Prospect, Nova Scotia. Applied relief carving of a Sailing Ship. 1990’s.

Charlie Norris. Lower Prospect, Nova Scotia. Applied relief carving of a Sailing Ship. Detail:

Charlie Norris. Lower Prospect, Nova Scotia. Applied relief carving of a Sailing Ship. Detail.

His mark:

Charlie Norris. Lower Prospect, Nova Scotia. His mark.

Charlie Norris. Lower Prospect, Nova Scotia. A small part of his model fishing village:*

The Smaller Lower Prospect by Charlie Norris.

A link to an article about Charlie Norris in The Halifax Chronicle (2013):

http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/1145789-norris-made-folk-art-to-share

*Ref: Folk Art Maritime. Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. (With thanks.)

Henry Boudreau. Sculptor. Wood carver. Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Active late 20th century.

Henry Boudreau lived and worked on Janvrin’s Island off Cape Breton. He made wonderful and very detailed carvings of people in his community (and all communities) in their daily lives and the things they get up to. He used mixed media and his figures were usually clothed in costumes sewn by the artist.They were always painted (by his wife ‘Geevee’) and usually signed. His works are delightful and fascinating.

An image of A carving by Henry Boudreau. The Spaghetti Dinner:

Henry Boudreau. Sculptor. Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Carving. At the Table.

*Image Ref. Harvest Gallery.ca.

R. J. Bremner. Painter. Digby, Nova Scotia. Active late 20th century.

R.J. Bremner’s name is found on paintings from the Digby area. He worked with skill and drama and usually signed and dated his work. He painted on artists board using acrylic paint.  No other information is known about this artist. An example of his work is shown below.

The Dory on the Bay of Fundy. R. J. Bremner. 1999:

R. J. Bremner. Digby Nova Scotia. The Dory.

R. J. Bremner. Digby, Nova Scotia. His mark:

R. J. Bremner. Digby, Nova Scotia. His mark.

Clement Beliveau. Sculptor. Wood carver. Beliveau Cove, Nova Scotia. Active second half of the 20th century.

Clement Beliveau, a barber in Beliveau Cove, began carving in the 1960’s. He carved birds and made applied relief scenes with birds in flight on painted backgrounds. His work was always painted and signed; sometimes in script or with a stamp. Mr. Beliveau also carved small animals and fish.

A carving of a Seagull by Clement Beliveau:

Clement Belliveau. Belliveau Cove, N.S.

His mark:

Clement Belliveau. His mark.

A Loon by Clement Beliveau:

Loon by Clement Beliveau.

His mark in script:

Clement Beliveau. His mark.

Deatail of an applied relief carving:

Clement Beliveau. Detail of an appplied relief carving. With his mark.