Bernard Manzer. Painter. Weymouth, Nova Scotia. Active mid 20th century.

Bernard Manzer was a minister in Weymouth, Nova Scotia and a primitive painter of traditional scenesaround Weymouth. He used ‘as found’ materials and colours and often signed and dated his paintings. An example is shown.

An oil painting of Sleighs going to church by Bernard Manzer. Dated 1977:

Bernard Manzer. Weymouth, N.S.

Berbard Manzer’s mark:

Bernard Manzer. His mark.

A. Zinck. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Halifax, Nova Scotia. Active mid to late 20th century.

The mark ‘A. Zinck’ in script with a stamp: ‘Halifax’ in red ink is found on painted carvings of birds.

I have no other references for this artist. An example is shown below with the mark.

A painted carving of a Seagull marked: A. Zinck:

A. Zink. Carving of a Seagull. Halifax, N.S.

The Mark of A. Zinck:

A. Zinck. The Mark.

Cecil Mason. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Active late 20th century.

Cecil Mason made painted carvings of people, usually in trades or famous. His carvings were meticulously done and well painted in high gloss colours.

A carving of a man by Cecil Mason:

Cecil Mason. Carving of a Man in Blue. Lunenburg Nova Scotia

Ref: Black Sheep Gallery. Nova Scotia.

Jim Tracy. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Falmouth, Nova Scotia. Active late 20th century – .

Jim Tracy is a sculptor who works with ‘as found’ materials. He makes naive carvings of people, fish and animals with great imagination and colour. He is a regular participant in the Lunenburg Folk Art Festival.

A School of Mackerel by Jim Tracy:

Jim Tracy. A School of Mackerel.

Ref: Folk Art Maritime. Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

Deanne Fitzpatrick. Fabric Artist. Rug hooker. Writer. Amherst, Nova Scotia. Active 1990 – .

Deanne Fitzpatrick was raised in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland. She began making hooked rugs in 1990, hooking the rugs that she saw her mother and grandmother making. She has evolved her art, and makes her own designs and hooks them. Her designs are fluid and without boundaries and she hooks them with what can only be called an amazing and wonderful sense of colour. Deanne Fitzpatrick is collected widely, in museums and privately. She is in the permanent collections of several museums, including the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Deanne Fitzpatrick has written several books on the art of rug hooking and has also illustrated children’s book with her designs.

Ref: A link to a Wikipedia article on Rug Hooking with a brief history and reference to Deanne Fitzpatrick:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rug_hooking#History_of_rug_hooking