Laurie and Maggie Horton. Sculptors and Woodcarvers. Pubnico, Nova Scotia. Active late 20th century – .

Laurie and Maggie Horton work with found materials and primary colours. They assemble materials – usually driftwood – into painted works of fancy – people, animals and often the human condition. They are often seen at the Lunenburg Folk Art Festival. Laurie also paints sea-scapes from time to time. One is shown below.

Acrylic on wood by Laurie Horton:

Laurie Horton. Signed, 2003.

Ref: Folk Art Maritime. Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

With thanks for the Image to FolkArtMaritime.

Barry Hastings. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Active 2000 – .

Barry Hastings is a primitive artist. He make carvings of the human condition – sometimes political often playing. He paints and signs his work usually with a date.

A carving by Barry Hastings:

Barry Hastings. Liverpool, N. S.

Ref: Folk Art Maritime. Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

With thanks for the Image to FolkArtMaritime.

Walter Cross. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Brooklyn, Queens County, Nova Scotia.  Active 20th century.

Walter Cross was a decoy maker. He also made carvings of birds seen in his corner of Nova Scotia. His birds were impressionistic and very colorful.

A carving by Walter Cross:

Walter Cross. Finch.

Reuben George. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Head of Jeddore, Nova Scotia. Active second half of the 20th century.

Reuben George made carvings of small birds. Usually in paint. He showed his work at the Folk Art Festival in Lunenburg.

A carving of a Herring Gull by Reuben George:

.Reuben George. Herring Gull.

Ref: Folk Art Maritime. Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

Barbara Furhovde. Painter. Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Active late 20th century – .

Barbara Furhovde is a naive painter. She paints scenes of her life and childhood on the fishing boats and on the land where she grew up near Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

Returning to the Boat. Acrylic on panel. Barbara Furhovde:

Barbara Furhovde. Returning with the Catch.