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Christopher Mackay
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Gorgosaurus libratus skeleton

Gorgosaurus libratus skeleton

Sketch done from “life” at the Redpath Museum at McGill University in Montréal, Québec, in April, 2018, of their Gorgosaurus libratus skeleton. Pencil sketch, ink drawing in 9¼ × 6¼″ Stillman and…
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Stephen Scott sketching

Stephen Scott sketching

Sketch of Fredericton, New Brunswick, artist Stephen Scott painting on the Tantramar Marsh (Anderson Marsh Road). He’s working on a small oil sketch on linen from the back of his…
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Colville House

Colville House

A watercolour sketch — pencil begun in situ, completed in studio — of Alex Colville’s home in Sackville, New Brunswick, now preserved as part of the Mount Allison University campus…
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Slack’s Cove, Rockport

Slack’s Cove, Rockport

Quick plein air pencil sketch made as the tide was coming in at Slack’s Cove, in Rockport, New Brunswick. 9 ¼ × 6 ¼″ Stillman & Birn Alpha (150 gsm) white sketchbook.
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Mount Oberlin, Montana

Mount Oberlin, Montana

Plein air pencil and Copic marker sketch of majestic Mount Oberlin, on the Going-to-the-sun Road in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. Amazing how quickly the light changes in the mountains.…
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Struts Gallery/Lorne Street, Sackville

Struts Gallery/Lorne Street, Sackville

Stephen Scott is painting from inside the Subaru, above my sketchbook in this photo. Pencil, Carbon fountain pen, and watercolour in 5 ¾ × 8 ¾″ Stillman & Birn Gamma (150 gsm) ivory sketchbook. In…
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