Stonehurst by the Sea
2007Cameron, J. E.
24 pages (color)
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1927 Halifax, Nova Scotia - 2015. Known for: Marine-sailing vessel and harbor painting, murals.
Joseph Douglas Purcell is a painter and muralist. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and has lived in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia since 1953. His primary medium is watercolor; however, he has worked in... Read full biography
Joseph Douglas Purcell is a painter and muralist. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and has lived in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia since 1953. His primary medium is watercolor; however, he has worked in oil, mixed mediums and fresco. The Atlantic coastal region is the source of most of his subjects such... Read full biography
Joseph Douglas Purcell is a painter and muralist. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and has lived in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia since 1953. His primary medium is watercolor; however, he has worked in oil, mixed mediums and fresco. The Atlantic coastal region is the source of most of his subjects such as: sailboats, harbors, fishing, seascapes, landscapes, farmhouses, country lanes, street scenes, rivers, and genre*, etc. He's also completed a large body of work documenting the Nova Scotia gold... Read full biography
Joseph Douglas Purcell is a painter and muralist. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and has lived in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia since 1953. His primary medium is watercolor; however, he has worked in oil, mixed mediums and fresco. The Atlantic coastal region is the source of most of his subjects such as: sailboats, harbors, fishing, seascapes, landscapes, farmhouses, country lanes, street scenes, rivers, and genre*, etc. He's also completed a large body of work documenting the Nova Scotia gold mining industry. His styles are Post-Impressionism*, Expressionism* and Fauvism*. Purcell's formal art education includes three years at the Nova Scotia College of Art (now the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design), Halifax (c. late 1940s). He's been a... Read full biography
Joseph Douglas Purcell is a painter and muralist. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and has lived in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia since 1953. His primary medium is watercolor; however, he has worked in oil, mixed mediums and fresco. The Atlantic coastal region is the source of most of his subjects such as: sailboats, harbors, fishing, seascapes, landscapes, farmhouses, country lanes, street scenes, rivers, and genre*, etc. He's also completed a large body of work documenting the Nova Scotia gold mining industry. His styles are Post-Impressionism*, Expressionism* and Fauvism*. Purcell's formal art education includes three years at the Nova Scotia College of Art (now the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design), Halifax (c. late 1940s). He's been a professional artist since 1947 and has been exhibiting in prominent shows since at least 1945. His works have been included i... Read full biography
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)479 pagesDavenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesBiographical Index of Artists in Canada
2003McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing250 pagesThe Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar622 pagesNova Scotian Pictures: Art in Nova Scotia, 1940-1966 (Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax)
1994
(Exhibition catalog)Paikowsky, Sandra48 pagesMontreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal)
1988McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing417 pagesRoyal Canadian Academy of Arts: Exhibitions and Members, 1880-1979
1981McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing448 pagesA Dictionary of Canadian Artists (8 Volumes)
1974MacDonald, Colin, S.3,667 pages