August 30, 2016. Western Head, Nova Scotia. Another Treasure.

This morning, Gloria, Gary and I visited Bernard Bowles, our artist friend from Hunt's Point.   Visiting with him is always a pleasure.  His zest for his activities is enormous.   He is another hidden treasure.  This is the first time Gloria and Gary have met Bernie.  They had seen his work in our house both here and in Mississippi but they had neither met him nor seen his home.  

The home itself is a marvel with each room painted a deep and different color.  The living room is bright red, the kitchen orange, his studio lime green and the front room deep yellow.  From the kitchen ceiling you will see many bight objects he makes from tin cans.  There must be 500.  When the sun shines his kitchen just sparkles.  The living room ceiling is full of hanging seagulls, each with their own personality.  Of course, on the walls are his art, and Toni's art too.  The house is a marvel.

Recently he has not been painting.  He has been busy with his crafts.  The pigs are new.  There must be ten scattered around his house.  And he has recently been making note cards.  There are 100 or more sitting out drying.  His crafts are not for sale but he will sell his paintings.  Gloria bought a Toni painting that is quite charming.   His energy and enthusiasm for his work is never ending.   And he is also an excellent painter.  Bernard is another of those hidden treasures of living in Liverpool