October, Nova Scotia | 24" x 18" Unframed using layered colour and textured

using layered colour and textured mark-making to interpret the shifting conditions of land and sky

At the turn of the 20th century

Coffey skillfully captures the alluring beauty of the prairie sky at night

Bright blue water crosses the middle distance

October, Nova Scotia | 24" x 18" Unframed using layered colour and texturedAbout the Artwork October, Nova Scotia is a 24" 18" oil on canvas painting by Rod Charlesworth (b. 1955), depicting a residential street in Nova Scotia beneath golden autumn foliage. The autumn foliage forms a golden canopy above the street, set against a pale sky. A white cottage with a distinctive peaked roof and purple shadowed walls stands alongside a brick building of warmer tone. Warm autumn light filters through the canopy, creating dappled