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Nancy Bennett 🇨🇦 @nancybennett.bsky.social · Nov 10
I'm a Canadian artist living in Toronto. Initially I painted landscapes but the pandemic changed me and now I paint everything, except abstract, but it's still early.
Oils, watercolours, textiles
Photo of meat an art show. I'm wearing all black, have shoulder length light brown hair, glasses, seated on a low grey bench with a coffee cup on the floor beside my foot. On the white wall behind me are three of my paintings and signage with my name and initials NB. The paintings are all landscapes, lower left ice and snow on Lake Ontario, upper righ, green hills in Ireland, lower right sunrise with swirling grey clouds and dark foreground. Me all in black, short sleeves, standing among my paintings of flowers L>R Three 5x7 at left on a a grey table, red tulips on an easel, red geraniums in a basket, white tulips on dark blue background, tulips, wildflowers, buttercups and at far right, white cosmos. Me all in black with my paintings of people hanging on a white gallery wall. L>R Six portraits of my art heroes - Van Gogh, Thomson, Turner, Monet, Rembrandt, Pachter, woman with wild black hair, woman looking out a window as she works, man in a yellow overcoat. Me dressed in black holding a turquoise purse and my phone, standing in front of a large painting on a white gallery wall. Painting is people walking down a city street. Towers on each side of the road, cars driving north. Three people walk away and throw a bright magenta shadow behind them towards the viewer.
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N.S. announces it will sell off all remaining U.S. alcohol, won’t order any more #NovaScotia #FeedNovaScotia

The province says about $4 million in net profits will go to Feed Nova Scotia and other community food organizations.

www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
N.S. announces it will sell all remaining U.S. alcohol, won’t order any more
Nova Scotia has announced it will sell its remaining $14 million-worth of alcohol from the United States.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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I didn't set out to paint a series. I just kept coming across scenes of skaters enjoying winter. I loved that when cold weather hits, so many Canadians' first thought is "I wonder if the rink/lake/pond/river has frozen over." Click Alt-text for details.
#CanadianArt
Afternoon Skate 36x40, Oil on wood panel The rink at Glenstewart Ravine is built and maintained by the neighbourhood in Toronto's Beach neighbourhood. Trees in the ravine surround the rink and roads run on eather side of it with parked cars. The painting is of a glowing grey day. The skaters are pairs and singles, some in bright winter clothing, some in greys and browns. Among the skaters are a couple with the woman reaching out her hand but the man has his hands in his pockets, a pair or teens standing not skating, a small girl in pink snowpants with arms outstretched for balance and a parent crouched down beside her watching, and a few bystanders on the snowy side, on with black dog on a leash. Parked cars line the street behind the rink. Rouge River Skate 36x40, Oil on wood panel In the first winter of the pandemic, the people of Toronto were desperate to get outside and socialize safely while still maintaining distance. In this stretch of the Rouge River, where it meets Lake Ontario, there are several groups of people. Some playing a game of shinny, some just standing and talking. One older man holding a lawnchair for balance and a small child clutching his mother for balance. The sun is starting to set throwing golden light on the trees and grasses on either side of the river. The sky around the sun is turning deep blue which reflects on the ice. Shinny 36x40, Oil on wood panel Late winter, my cousin's boys and their friends spent the afternoon clearing the pond and playing a game of shinny. Their beloved dog tagged along because any outing that involves the kids AND snow is a great outing. The day is grey but there's a faint glow of sunlight through the clouds. Distant trees and small shed are silhouetted against the snowy field. Tall grasses and a few stones stick through the snow. There are three boys on the ice and one on a bench in the lower right corner. They have a net and sticks. On the bench is a shovel, more sticks, bags and boots. The large black dog sits centre in the foreground. He calmly looks directly at the viewer. The original sketch was bright pink which shows through in some places, most notable in the grasses. Game On! 36x40, Oil on wood panel Painted from a photo in Toronto's Archives. In 1919 six boys/men gathered on a patch of ice at the bottom of a gully in a vacant space in the Gerrard & Hastings neighbourhood. Two story houses can be seen in the distance. A line of hydro poles and wires run across the painting along Gerrard St. In the field, bare-branched trees overhang the gully. The ground is snow covered. A few people stand on the hill look down at the lads. A few of them have sticks. Some are just standing. The sky is grey but the sun can be seen trying to shine through the hazy clouds. The texture of the snow is rough covering the ground. A bit of the original pink sketch shows through the tree branches and through the grey of the houses and the people.
November 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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BREAKING: Yesterday the Ford government passed Bill 68, the Plan to Protect Ontario Act, quietly legislating the removal of lands from Wasaga Beach Provincial Park, including public access beaches and critical habitat for endangered piping plovers. #ONpoli
www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/ontario...
Ontario uses budget bill to remove parklands
Wilderness Committee condemns the sell-off of portions of Wasaga Beach Provincial ParkTORONTO / TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES OF MISSISSAUGAS OF THE CREDIT, ANISHNAABEG, CHIPPEWA, HAUDENOSAUNEE AND WENDAT —...
www.wildernesscommittee.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Third bungle this week: Indigenous Services Canada not responding to APTN reporters asking if there is a food crisis in Nunavut, following cuts to programming: www.aptnnews.ca/featured/peo...
‘Having a hard time getting food’: Nunavut hunger crisis continues
‘People are having a hard time now getting food’: Nunavut hunger crisis continues as Indigenous Services Canada refuses to answer questions
www.aptnnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Oh please just fuck off
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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New painting completed in the studio today. Based on a photo from the Toronto Archives, these lads found a patch of ice which was all they needed. They grabbed their sticks and it was game on!
Game On
36x40, Oil on wood panel

#CanadianArt
Whole large painting, 36x40" horizontal. Painting of a snowy hilly stretch of land with ice formed in the gully at the bottom of the hills. A group of skaters with hockey sticks on the ice and small groups of people stand at the top of hiils watching. The sky is grey with the sun just barely shining through. Bare branched trees lean off the hills. A few rocks stick through the snow. In the distance, low grey houses fade into mist. Detail of the players on the ice. Six boys/men, four with sticks stand on the ice. The paint texture is rough with some undertones of pink. Close-up of the trees, hydro poles and wires and houses in the distance. The paint texture is rough and the paint catches on the brushstrokes. The trees have a hint of pink.
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Ford's a poorly educated, born rich, silver spoon-fed hypocrite from a political family who never had to look for a job in his life, who hates helping the disadvantaged when instead it could be spent to benefit rich people. It underlies the greed that is the core of CON philosophical ideology today.
clareblackwood.bsky.social Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 3d
I really try to make jokes and find fun ways to spin terrible news on here, but I read this and the only thing I have to say about it is that Doug Ford is a piece of shit who shouldn't be running an Arby's, let alone a province. Fuck you, Doug. share.google/gPPqvtiuqD0O...
Ford tells protesters to 'go find a job' as controversial housing bill passes at Queen's Park | CBC News
Shouts and chants rained down upon politicians at the Ontario legislature Monday as the government passed a housing bill that critics say makes it easier for landlords to evict tenants.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
nancybennett.bsky.social
I certainly will never "crawl back". When an old and trusted friend turns on me viciously with no provocation, I'm done. Forever.
ruthmkb.bsky.social ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 2d
"Given America’s penchant for insular self-infatuation, Canada will never be anything more than a blip on U.S. radars. And if the abusive treatment of Canada and Canadians happened once, it can happen again."

#uspoli #cdnpoli

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
When the U.S. finally comes to its senses, Canada should think twice before crawling back
Very few Americans think much about Canada at all. How can we pretend to have ever really been friends?
www.thestar.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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PM Carney was asked when he last spoke to Trump: "Who cares. It's a detail. I'll speak to him again when it matters. I don't have a burning issue to speak with the president about right now. When America wants to come back and have the discussions on the trade side we will have those discussions." 👏🏽
November 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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todmaffin.com
Canada to the United States: Please stop drunk-texting us at 2 a.m.

November 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
nancybennett.bsky.social
Doug Ford is a total asshole.
cdnresistance.bsky.social Canadian Resistance 🇨🇦 @cdnresistance.bsky.social · 3d
Hey, Ontario, repeat after me: Doug Ford is a total asshole.
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
nancybennett.bsky.social
"Smug, contemptuous, pocket-lining dingbats". LOL Perfect words.
frank-lee.bsky.social FranklyMyDear @frank-lee.bsky.social · 3d
CAN YOU BELIEVE this arrogant ignorant twit Hoekstra?? Telling Canadians what WE should buy or not buy?? He's truly a representative of the dumb as dirt MAGA mindset; an ideology based on smug, contemptuous pocket-lining dingbats.

torontosun.com/news/nationa...
Pete Hoekstra says Canada 'inserted itself' in U.S. politics with anti-tariff ads
The ambassador said as far as he can tell, something like this has 'never happened in America before' Read more.
torontosun.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Sad to see the passing of Dorothy Vogel (1935-2025). She & her husband Herbert (1922-2012), despite only having the means of regular people [a librarian & a postman], made a world class art collection together & generously donated it to art museums across the US. [free link]
Dorothy Vogel, Librarian With a Vast Art Collection, Dies at 90
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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jryerson.bsky.social
Exactly, ignore #Poilievre, he has no relationships or capability to have them as we have seen in his own caucus.
November 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
nancybennett.bsky.social
I rewatched Season 3 then started Season 4 #TheMorningShow. Two episodes in it feel like completely different people are inhabiting the characters. Did the writers change? Alex has morphed into Rachel Green. Stella, Cory and Chris have lost their edge. Unlikely dialogue with too much storytelling.👎🏻
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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#FordIsCorrupt
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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I love everything about this interaction.

I just wish I knew who the reporter was that asked.
#cdnpoli
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 AM
nancybennett.bsky.social
I guess we're in hockey season.

#artistlife #hockey #CanadianArt
View of my studio. One painting on a wooden easel, on hanging on the wall with paint spattered around it. Easel - 27x30, A Toronto Maple Leaf jersey fills almost the entire surface with 1" of dark blue background around the edges. Wall - Large mostly grey painting of snowy hills and grey skies and a small gathering of people at the bottom of the hills playing hockey. Also on the wall are reference photos of hockey jerseys and a Canadian flag. Close-up of the hockey players in the larger painting. Six people, 1-2" tall, holding sticks and painted roughly.
November 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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eileennjflns.bsky.social
Brilliant
victinibcn.bsky.social Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 4d
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Hoekstra hinting that Canada’s trade future depends on us taking the F-35s isn’t “diplomacy” — it’s intimidation.

And that alone is reason enough to walk away from any deal.
November 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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mikemontreal.bsky.social
I do not hold a membership to any political party in Canada and I can tell you PM Carney is out there doing EXACTLY what I voted for him to do— someone with economic literacy to build relationships for Canada around the USA. That was my top job for him.
#cdnpoli #uspoli
November 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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resistance-canada.bsky.social
“If U.S. President Donald Trump’s goal in selecting a diplomat to station in Canada was to find someone who embodied the pure arrogance of his administration, who would give new life to the old epithet, "ugly American,” he found his man in Pete Hoekstra.” www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Washington, we have a serious problem: Your ambassador to Canada
The sooner Pete Hoekstra goes home to Trumpland, the better
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
nancybennett.bsky.social
A famous artist once told me that I'd sell NOTHING till I got out of my Group of Seven Canadian wilderness phase. These have all bee bought except the final pink one.
"Let others vision heaven's gate,
Dark pine, I dream for me you wait."
-Robert Service

#CanadianArt
Four paintings arranged two over two. Identical silhouette of pine trees against a sky. The skies are different in each, streaks of colours. Green and orange Pink, purple and yellow Red, purple and yellow Blue, purple and yellow Same silhouette of pine trees against a sky of pale gold and salmon pink. Same silhouette of pine trees painting in bright magenta against a sky of silver greys.
November 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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aaronhoyland.bsky.social
I cannot emphasize strongly enough how much adding the words "with AI" to a product make me less likely to buy that product.
November 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
nancybennett.bsky.social
Painting trees with a teeny tiny knife.

#workinprogresss
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM