On a road out of Halifax, Nova Scotia, there is a line-up of small inlets and coves. These places are small and of use to commercial fishermen with only small boats. As we drove along this road, I was stunned by the beauty of these tiny fishermen's shacks, each in a distinctive colour ... how strong the naive tradition. Viewed from the road that is well above the water, these marine establishments could not be more conveniently arranged for this painter.