Yellow Boat

Yellow Boat

10x8

Oil on Panel

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This view was straight from my porch while I was staying in Friendship - and it now graces a wall of the cottage in which I stayed. It's lovely and makes you just want to walk down next to the railing and go out to the end of the dock, where the fisherman bring in their catch. Or maybe just go down there to it and listen to the waves and harbor sounds. 

Islesford Morning Mist

Islesford Morning MIst

12x12

Oil on Panel

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During my time in Islesford - far too short a time - i was socked in by fog or rain during most of the painting time. Somehow, it just seemed to make one painting after another with a different look than I was used to. There's a lot more to a seascape than blue sky over blue sea. This was FAR more interesting to me. What amazing things weather does! This morning, the fishing boats in the harbor rocked gently waiting for their owners. There were fewer and fewer of these boats each day and it was like painting an endangered species!

"Bait Truck Delivery"

8x10

Oil on Panel

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has a high quality exhibit line frame, contemporary floater style

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I was lucky enough to have an entire week in Friendship, Maine. I stayed in a house immediately adjacent to the town dock. From my vantage point on the large farmer's porch, I had enough material to paint for the entire week. I never took my supplies off the porch! If I turned around, with my back to the street, I saw the next dock, and it was one with a lot of activity. This was June and everyone was getting ready for the season. Lobster traps and ropes and buoy of different kinds were piled and made great patterns of color. It looked great. But one day a bait truck came to deliver the necessary product. It was there a while as the delivery was negotiated and accomplished. I loved this part where the two men came together, all their attention on something between them. The perfect moment to catch. This piece was primarily done on site and touched up in the studio.

Fog and Float

Fog and Float

6x6

Oil on Panel

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When I was painting up in Islesford, where we had a lot of rain, we also had fog. A lot of fog. How mystical it seems, even magical to look out into a white and grey world and find some motion, then shapes arranging themselves in front of you? And in this case, the whole monochromatic scene was punctuated very strongly with a bright orange/red float. Mmmm, I like this one.

White Floats and Boat

6x6

Oil on Panel

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This was done on a lovely day in Manchester-by-the-Sea, on the North Shore of Boston. What a beautiful day that was. There were larger and more dramatic boats around this lovely harbor, but I liked this small white one with two floats nearby. Sort of "the everyday sailor" instead of the "the watered gentry". The touch of red came from a reflected hull of another boat and I thought it was just what it needed. It looks like it might have been an easy painting, a simple boat….but they move constantly and change from every angle. I think this came out all right in spite of that!

Stonington Family Business

Stonington Family Business

6x6

Oil on Panel

Framed with high quality exhibit line frame (light wood, floating)

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I was painting on the town landing in Stonington and was drawn to a wonderful truck being loaded at the dock over an expanse of water. I especially loved the yellows and how they reflected in the water and seemed to respond to each other. I like that I was able to catch the man loading in the back. Putting my brushes away, a man came over to look. "That's a Stonington family business", he said. "It would be a great gift". But no, he didn't buy it.  

Waiting at Manchester-By-The-Sea

Waiting at Manchester-By-The-Sea

6x6

Oil on Panel

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What a wonderful discovery, finding Manchester-By-The-Sea harbor not far from my home on the North Shore of Boston. I visited with a friend whose pastel class came frequently to work. Just lovely - still a working harbor where you would not expect to find one. I liked the sunlight on this small working boat and the reflections.

Cranberry Isles Fishermen's COOP #1

Cranberry Isles Fishermen's COOP #1

8x8

Contemporary exhibit line float frame

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My time on the island of Islesford was very special - it was a weekend class with Henry Isaacs and Ashley Bryan. It just didn't matter that it was raining almost the whole time, we were all so happy to be there. Heaven at an island in the sea….  I had found a place to paint on an enclosed porch that looked out to the next dock, which housed the lobster COOP that served both Cranberry Islands. I was taken by the abstract quality of what I was seeing - the yellow metal structure, a weigh station, I think - tell me if I am wrong!, a ladder down to the water, wonderful pieces of wood and a spot that had a really bright orange spot in a bit of unexpected sunlight. Yum, yum, I like this piece.