"Waiting in Wellfleet"

"Waiting in Wellfleet"

12x12

Oil on Canvas

Framed, contemporary float frame with black liner.

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Wellfleet is just far enough along Cape Cod to make you think you went a long, long way. It's not as far as Truro or Provincetown, but almost. The crowds thin out and the pace slows. Entering the town, there seems to be just enough shops and places to eat. And in the center of it all is a long long town dock. On this day I had been looking for someplace to paint in the shade. I looked and looked but it just didn't happen. So I rigged up a regular umblella and managed to get out of the sun for a little bit. But it really was hot and bright and I persisted. This little sailboat was sitting in the marsh looking like it was waiting for its owners to come back from the city for a relaxing weekend. In this case, I decided it was worth sitting there in the sun, because it made such a nice pattern on the hull of the boat.

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Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Lantern

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Lantern: "Lantern" 12x12 Oil on Canvas auction: starting bid $175 Buy it now $590 Click here to bid When I was on Cap...

Lantern

"Lantern"

12x12

Oil on Canvas

auction: starting bid $175

Buy it now $590

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When I was on Cape Cod, friends of my host invited me to come into their yard and paint. It was hidden, peaceful, set in the woods but open to the beautiful cove. Out beyond (in the upper right) was a small spit of land that divided the cove from a larger Seconsett harbor. These people had traveled extensively and had brought back beautiful artifacts from Japan. This lantern was one of them. I liked the way its presence punctuated the space. For a long time the lantern was fighting with the tree for dominance, but I think the lantern won.

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Hidden Seconsett Spot

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Hidden Seconsett Spot: Hidden Seconset Spot (detail, full size is slightly larger.) 12x12 Oil on Canvas Contemporary Float Frame, Light...

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Yellow Boat

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Yellow Boat: Yellow Boat 10x8 Oil on Panel This piece has been sold. Sorry! This view was straight from my porch while I...

Yellow Boat

Yellow Boat

10x8

Oil on Panel

This piece has been sold. Sorry!

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. 

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Islesford Morning Mist

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Islesford Morning Mist: Islesford Morning MIst 12x12 Oil on Panel This piece has been exhibited and has a high quality exhibit line frame, contempo...

Islesford Morning Mist

Islesford Morning MIst

12x12

Oil on Panel

This piece has been exhibited and
has a high quality exhibit line frame, contemporary floater style

opening bid $200

buy it now $590

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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!

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Bait Truck Delivery"

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Bait Truck Delivery": 8x10 Oil on Panel This piece has been exhibited and has a high quality exhibit line frame, contemporary floater style openi...

"Bait Truck Delivery"

8x10

Oil on Panel

This piece has been exhibited and
has a high quality exhibit line frame, contemporary floater style

opening bid $180

buy it now $340

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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.