Poppy Balser
poppybalserart.bsky.social
Poppy Balser
@poppybalserart.bsky.social
Watercolour and oil painter. I paint outside when I can. I am inspired by the sea and natural landscapes of the Canadian Maritimes. See my work here: www.poppybalser.com
From back in September, I painted outside on one of Nova Scotia’s coastal islands

#pleinair #seashore
November 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
From early in the winter (Christmas Day, to be exact). I love to paint snow outside when winter sunshine lights everything up.

“Winter’s Gift” 9x12” watercolour

#art #paintoutside #snowscene
April 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Studio work today
Spring snowdrop blossoms in a blue glass vessel

#blues
#blue
#springflowers
#stilllife
April 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I gather that Friday is #scape day, so here is a small seascape: a wave study from last month. “Golden Wave” 9x12” watercolour. I was exploring the different colours that can be used to portray water
#seascape #ocean #seascapepainting
#watercolour
April 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A recent wave study. I love the ocean, love watching waves coming in. I find them endlessly fascinating. So painting them is a real pleasure.
April 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
“Evening Light on Water and Stone” 8x10 inch gouache painting done on location

#gouache #pleinair #riverscene
April 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“Spill of Sail” 9x12 inch plein air watercolour

This boat is long abandoned and so its sail is falling in a graceful but most un-shipshape swirl onto the deck.

#sailboat
#oldboat
#waterreflections
March 30, 2025 at 11:23 AM
From mid-spring a couple of years ago. This was a pleinair study of trees weathered and sculpted by coastal weather

I really liked the muted colours of the day and how they made the textures of the trees so evident. That’s what I made the sketch about.

#watercolour #viewfrommyeasel
#paintoutside
March 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This is me, set up and painting on location at the Millpond in Apalachicola

#pleinairpainter
#viewfrommyeasel
#sketching
#artistatwork
March 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This watercolour painting was delivered to Palm Avenue Fine Arts in Sarasota, FL today. For the Modern Marine Masters exhibition of the American Society of Marine Artists. This is one of two paintings I have in the show.

#watercolourpainting #sailboat #undersail
February 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Adjusting the Lines” 12x16” oil

I loved the play of light through the sail, on the downed sail and on the water.

#oilpainting #marineart #sailing
February 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
“Sea Hues Hull” oil, 9x12”
I like (to paint) big boats and I cannot lie
February 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I’m new here. I’m a watercolour and oil painter. Here’s a view from my neck of the woods.

“Spring Peeking Through” watercolour, 16x20, painted on location last February.
February 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM