Hidden Seconsett Spot

Hidden Seconset Spot (detail, full size is slightly larger.)

12x12

Oil on Canvas

Contemporary Float Frame, Light Wood

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I stayed on Cape Cod for a week to paint, at the home of a friend who lived in an area I had not yet discovered, a settled island called Seconset with lots of lovely nooks and crannies between the houses. This particular spot was shown to me as if showing a treasure, a hidden spot - and it was a treasure. Though it was overcast, it was quiet and lovely at the end of the access area, and no one bothered me the whole time I was there!

Painting at the hidden Seconsett Spot

Thought you would like to see proof I was actually there.

"Bayside Beach"

"Bayside Beach"

12x12

Oil on Canvas

Framed and exhibited, contemporary float frame with black liner.

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This is the last in the Cape Cod Series from June 2014. I'll be back!  Here I found a couple sunbathing and just hanging around while the sun glimmered on the water. Ah, how nice, how lovely, how I'd like to be there right now!  I love the snow fence and its purple and blue shadows in this one!

"Ready to Paddle Out"

"Ready to Paddle Out"

12x12

Oil on Canvas

Framed and exhibited, contemporary float frame with black liner.

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This is from the same place I painted from yesterday at the National Seashore Visitor Center in Eastham on Cape Cod. Looking to the right is a place where people get their kayaks and gather to paddle out together. It's fun to watch them. In the distance is marsh and ocean, and to the right is a walkway. Ah, another great summer day to remember when it is -5 degrees outside.

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"View From The Visitor Center"

"View From The Visitor Center"

12x12

Oil on Canvas

Framed and exhibited, contemporary float frame with black liner.

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A favorite place on Cape Cod is the Salt Pond National Seashore Visitor Center in Eastham. It has everything you need, from helpful rangers, bathrooms, maps, and a gorgeous view out of the back. This is it, and my back is about 20 feet from the door, and I am on a patio.  Down below, you see people walking and kayaks getting ready to go explore, marsh, streams, and ocean in the distance plus an iconic little cabin that is positioned just right. I have painted this place three times because I like it so much!

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"The Happiest Swimmer"

"The Happiest Swimmer"

12x12

Oil on Canvas

Framed and exhibited, contemporary float frame with black liner.

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This was a fun day! We went to visit the Chatham Fish Pier on cape Cod, where fishing boats bring their catch in. It's a big operation and they have provided a viewing platform right on top of  the area where the boats come in. You look down rignt into the boats and watch as the fish are put in a big hopper and raised up to be put into massive barrels. It is QUITE a show! Part of the fun is that, where there are fishing boats, there are seals. They love getting the guts and other delicacies that the fishermen throw overboard. Well this little guy had obviously had a good meal before he glided away from the dock on his back, smile on his face. I took several photos of him, and this was the winner that got made into a painting.

Where there are seals, there are sharks, but that's another story. Just be sure to check conditions before you go swimming near Chatham!

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"Daddy's Home!"

"Daddy's Home!"

12x12

Oil on Canvas

Framed and exhibited, contemporary float frame with black liner.

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When I was in Seconsett painting on Cape Cod, every day I went past a certain curve in the road that bordered the little harbor and beach - a private place of peace. I painted there a couple of times and also took pictures. Above the scene an osprey family was watching the activity below and never seemed to be bothered by the people or traffic - it was their own little world up there. I was glad to get the shot and be able to do this piece in the studio.

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"Magic Hour Marsh"

"Magic Hour Marsh"

12x12

Oil on Canvas

Framed, contemporary float frame with black liner.

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There's a wonderful bayside beach off Rte 6A (the scenic route up Cape Cod, all cottages, flowers, marshes, and great shops). It's called Gray's Beach and it has a great boardwalk that takes you way out into the marsh. It is to the left of this scene. I paint here frequently - parking is easy as long as it is not high beach season and there are lots of views to see. The tide comes and goes. When I did this it was low tide and what artists call "the magic hour" when the light is intense and warm as the sun starts its downward journey. The time is so often short to catch the light and often you just have to take a picture. This time however, I painted it on site and am pleased with how that green just glows.

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"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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Lantern

"Lantern"

12x12

Oil on Canvas

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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.

Remembrance -The Pink Chair Project #7 "Centered"

CENTERED

Oil on Canvas

11X14

Delayed Sale

$450

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When a friend and I took a trip to Cape Cod to paint, a great stop was Wellfleet. We found a perfect spot next to a building with shade and a great view! I found myself carefully positioning "Mom" exactly under the church steeple in the center of the picture. I didn't know why, but I felt it was essential for it to be "just so". It took almost 15 minutes until I was satisfied. My traveling companion asked me why I centered the chair, and I said I didn't know; I seldom use a centered composition. Later looking at it, I realized that this painting emphasizes Mom's central love in life besides her family: her church. The art I create is always zeroing in on the truth and I can usually only read it later.

PAINTING IN WELLFLEET

I am now sharing my current show with my readers and daily paintworks viewers. This show is currently traveling and will be available for purchase after the travel is completed, around mid-2014. Art work may be held until then with a 10% down payment. E-mail me or see my pink chair project blog, for details

This exhibit tells the story about painting a pink plastic Adirondack chair. The chair represents my mother, Carolyn Elizabeth Pedersen Schulte, of Rochester, NY, who passed on June 5th, 2011. She was a wonderful woman, full of love for everyone around her, and she loved this bright color pink. She was proud of me as an artist and would love what I am doing. I take the chair to favorite places of hers and to places or situations I know she would have liked. It is a way for me to grieve and to celebrate her life. I talk to her as I paint and make sure that she would want to be where the chair has been placed. 

Salt Pond View

Salt Pond View

12x16

Oil on Panel

Sold

When you finally get to the Cape, and work your way down Rte 6 toward the outer area, you finally get to the main visitor center for the Cape Cod National Seashore, and you have checked the exhibits, and used the restroom, you step out the back and this is what you see. I cannot go to Eastham without stopping here. It is a spectacular view.

Framed "Tree With Vines"

Tree With Vines

11x14

Gold Frame

Oil on Panel

Plein Aire Landscape

$365

I created this piece standing in a yard outside the Fresh Paint Gallery on Cape Cod with other artists; we were having a paint-in. At the time, I was a member of this gallery. The only thing that drew me was this tree, and it drew me strongly. The incredible action of the trunk and branches twisting around, compounded by the vines going every which way gave me plenty of challenge.

Framed "To the Lifeguard Station"

To the Lifeguard Station

plein aire landscape

8x10

Oil on Panel

Gold Frame

$255

It always feels good to be painting on Cape Cod. I am hoping I can do some of that this summer. Here I am at Grays Beach, with my back to the parking lot, and I can see the lifeguard station just beyond the cedars and just a strip of the water. I like how the foreground was so warm, and I am crazy about the umbrella! 

While we're talking about Gray's Beach, you might like to click on the link. It shows the amazing long, long boardwalk there. Here is another painting I did at Gray's beach, from the Pink Chair series. This time I was in FRONT of the lifeguard stand.