"Lamppost and Vines, Newburyport

"Lamppost and Vines, Newburyport""

7x5

Watercolor and ink

starting bid $30

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I love Newburyport and have the distinct pleasure of being near enough to go there to just wander around. On the road by the water there is this wonderful building just covered with vines I always notice. I painted it one day, just wanting to remember it. It's a permanent ink line drawing with watercolor on top.  I really like the very casualy done finished product.

Plum Island: Waiting for Wildlife

Plum Island #1: Waiting for Wildlife

12x12

Oil on Cradled Panel

$325

Plum Island is a wonderful National Wildlife Refuge in Newburyport, MA. Click the link for some beautiful photos of it. I go there many times - to paint, to photoghaph the beauty, to walk the beach, to think, and just to eat my lunch. This is an overlook of a lovely watercourse and there is almost always some avian wildlife here. But not the day I painted, hence the title....

Framed "Red, White, and Blue"

"Red, White, and Blue"

Oil on canvas

12x12

Gold Frame

$375

I decided to paint in Newburyport, one of my favorite nearby places. It's a traditional seafaring town, with gorgeous sea-captain homes lining High Street and more. It's also become a tourist attraction and a popular place to live. Click the link on Newburyport for pictures. I set up in the town square, a very lively place. All around me were interesting storefronts, people, flowerboxes. What did I land on as what I wanted to paint? The roof of the Maritine museum with its flag against the dramatic clouds. The title works on two levels - the obvious, plus the building colors. I think I love roofs. And flags.