The Cyclist

A lovely summer day on the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. We turned off Highway 3, The Lighthouse Route, onto a side road on the eastern shore... more

by Janet Ashworth

Title

The Cyclist

Artist

Janet Ashworth

Medium

Mixed Media - Photography

Description

A lovely summer day on the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. We turned off Highway 3, The Lighthouse Route, onto a side road on the eastern shore of Mahone Bay, one of the largest Atlantic Ocean bays on this coast. We were taking a series of pictures of the shoreline, when this older gentleman cam riding along on his bicycle. Typical of the wonderful friendly people of Nova Scotia, he stopped to chat awhile, giving uis suggestions of where we might want to take a look at other places, and then went casually on his way.

A little about me:
My name is Janet but I go by Jann, and I am originally from Ontario, Canada and have lived on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, since 1985.
I love the seacoast and mountains, so many of my photos are from British Columbia, Alberta, Vancouver Island, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island. My main photo themes are sea, coastal,villages, people, portraits, mountains, trees, lakes, waterfalls, flowers, nature,wildlife, birds, animals, landscapes, sunsets, and the great National Parks of Canada such as Jasper,Banff, Waterton, Cape Breton Highlands, Yoho, Glacier, Kootenay,Mt. Robson, Strathcona and others.
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In the art world, I was initially trained as a Commercial Artist and Illustrator and eventually explored many other methods of art/style as well as other mediums. I work in pencil, ink, acrylics, watercolor and oil pastels. I have also enjoyed mosaic design and application, floor murals, wall murals, collapsible screens, floor cloths, graphic design. Explored sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, hand painted furniture, refinishing old frames with gold leaf or faux finishes, interior design and interior decorating.
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With the advent of digital cameras I came to really enjoy photography both as an artistic expression as well as a foundation for capturing interesting and exciting compositions to be painted later.
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My recent creative endeavour was graduating from a certified Cosmetology Program (hairstylist and esthetics) in March 2009.
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I’d like to build up an email list so I can let you know when I’ve posted new work.
If you’d like to participate, my email is jann.ash@hotmail.com
I’d love to hear from you!
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All images (photos and painting) are my own personal works and not in the public domain. Please respect my copyright as I respect yours. Thank You.

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April 19th, 2013