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Album of Sketches: "Composition"

File contains 1 album of sketches in pencil, ink, and watercolour. Contains primarily notes on art composition with accompanying illustrative sketches, possibly from Alan Creighton's time as an art student.

Album of Sketches: Cloud Formations

File contains 1 album of sketches (100 sheets) in pencil, charcoal, and watercolour. Predominantly depicting skies and clouds, as well as houses, people, animals, skulls, etc.

Album of Sketches: "5/4/83"

File contains 1 album of sketches (30 sheets) and 5 loose sheets in pencil and watercolour, size 16x23 cm. Sketches depict landscapes and still life scenes.

Album of Sketches: Outdoor Scenes

File contains 1 album of sketches (30 sheets) in pencil and watercolour, size 13x18 cm. Sketches depict animals, landscapes, waterfront scenes, etc. Noted on cover is "film #2."

Album of Sketches: Clouds

File contains 1 album of sketches in pencil, charcoal, and watercolour. Sketches predominantly depict clouds and skies; some figures.

Album of Sketches: Farm Scenes

File contains 1 album of sketches (15 sheets) and 3 loose sheets in pencil, ink, and charcoal, size 13x18 cm. Sketches predominantly depict farm scenes, possibly "railway sketches."

Album of Sketches: Landscapes

File contains 1 album of sketches (6 sheets) in pencil, size 22x28 cm. Sketches predominantly depict rock formations, clouds, etc.

Album of Sketches: Trees

File contains 1 album of sketches in pencil, ink, and watercolour. Sketches predominantly depict trees, as well as rocks, clouds, people, etc.

Album of Sketches: People

File contains 1 album of sketches in pencil and watercolour. Sketches predominantly depict people, and still life scenes.

Album of Sketches: "1981"

File contains 1 album of sketches in pencil and watercolour predominantly depicting houses, with some landscapes.

Album of Sketches: Houses

File contains 1 album of sketches (20 sheets) in pencil, size 11x18 cm. Sketches predominantly depict houses and people, with some landscapes.

Album of Sketches: Assorted Sketches

File contains 1 album of sketches (24 sheets) in pencil and ink, size 13x20 cm. Sketches are assorted studies including people, animals, houses, and other outdoor scenes.

Album of Sketches: Properties

File contains an album of sketches and loose pages. Sketches predominantly depict scenes of property with names noted underneath - possibly sketches of neighbours' lands?

Album of Sketches: Animals

File contains 1 album of sketches (30 sheets) in pencil, size 15x23 cm. Sketches predominantly depict animals; also houses, landscapes, industrial scenes, etc.

Album of Sketches: "Skies"

File contains 1 album of sketches and 5 loose sketches in pencil, charcoal, and watercolour. Sketches depict clouds and skies.

Album of Sketches: Skies, etc.

File contains 1 album of sketches (30 sheets) in pencil, ink, charcoal, and watercolour, size 31x45 cm. Sketches predominantly depict skies and clouds, and also include landscapes and other scenes.

Album of Sketches: Outdoor Scenes

File contains 1 album of sketches (4 sheets), size 31x41cm and 6 loose sketches, size 36x56 cm, in pencil, charcoal, and watercolour. Sketches depict outdoor scenes.

Colour Studies

File contains loose sheets in watercolour used for colour testing and mixing.

Album of Sketches: "Garden Sketches by A.B. Creighton"

File contains 1 album of sketches (10 sheets, plus index) in watercolour, size 28x38 cm. Sketches depict garden scenes, including "Squash," "Flowers," "Apples," "Beans," "Cornstalks," etc. Noted on cover is "film 01.08 and 01.21."

Album of Sketches: "Annapolis Valley Sketches by A.B. Creighton"

File contains 1 album of sketches (9 sheets, plus index) in watercolour, size 28x38 cm. Per the index, 2 of the sketches have been removed from the album. Sketches depict landscapes, including "Minas Basin," "On the South Mountain," "Low Tide,"" Kingsport Beach," "North Mountain Foothills," "Bridgetown," "Annapolis River Estuary," "Digby Waterfront," and "Digby Gut." Noted on album is "films 01.14 and 01.15."

Album of Sketches: "Quebec Sketches by A.B. Creighton"

File contains 1 album of sketches (10 sheets, plus index) in watercolour, size 28x38 cm. Per index 1 sketch has been removed from the album. Sketches depict landscapes including "Quebec City," " The Restigouche," "Riviere du Loup," "The Notre Dame Mountains," etc. Noted on album is "films 01.15 and 01.16."

Toronto Sketches by A.B. Creighton

File contains 13 loose sketches in watercolour, size 30x35 cm. Items were previously housed together in an album titled "Toronto Sketches by A.B. Creighton." Sketches depict landscapes, including "Price Street," "Spadina Rd Bridge in Reservoir Park," "On the Humber River," "On Toronto Island," etc. Noted on cover is "films 01.16 and 01.17."

Tree Sketches

File contains loose sketches in watercolour depicting tree landscapes.

Sketches and Studies, 1988 - 1989

File contains 3 albums (58 sketches total) in pencil, charcoal, and watercolour, size 28x38 cm. Noted on covers are "film 01.31," "films 01.34 + 01.35 + 01.36," and "films 01.12 and 01.13." Sketches depict landscapes, houses, people, etc. Some sketches are labeled, including one titled "Goodman House in Kentville," likely Marge (Creighton) Goodman's home.

Album of Sketches: "Bedford Basin Sketches by A.B. Creighton"

File contains 1 album of sketches (12 sheets, plus index) in watercolour, size 31x36 cm. Noted on cover is "films 01.17 and 01.18." Sketches depict landscapes with prominent human figures, including "The Picnic," "Admiral's Rocks," "The Float," " The Yacht Race," "Fishermen," and "The Village of Bedford, 1920."

Sketches

File contains 2 albums of sketches (17 sheets total) in watercolour, size 31x36 cm. Noted on covers is "film 01.12" and "film 01.14." Sketches depict landscapes and houses, some are identified.

Country Sketches

File contains 13 loose sketches in pencil and watercolour, size 31x46 cm. Sketches predominantly depict country farm scenes, as well as some landscapes, cloud studies, etc.
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