"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.

Day 2 of 50 Wet Street at Sunset

Wet Street at Sunset  16x20, oil on canvas
not yet for sale

Quick! Come to the window! I looked out the studio window, snapped a photo and painted from it the next day.

"Hydrangea's"

"Hydrangea's"
12x12
Oil on Canvas
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I love Rockport and was painting there one morning, on Bearskin Neck in the heart of the shopping district. A car pulled over and the driver said I was painting her store and "let's talk". She commissioned me to do another painting of her store from a different angle. So this is it! The store name is Hydrangea and there were gorgeous ones in full bloom in front and in theside courtyard.

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.

Framed "Hancock Wharf"

Hancock Wharf

12x12

Oil on Canvas

Gold Frame

$375

Now I am moving up the coast and going to one of my (sort of) local painting spots. I just love this spot in York, Maine. The building pictured is the museum at the John Hancock Wharf, where he did his business. Nearby is the George Marshall Store. This is a historic building - the original store that sold the goods that came in to be unloaded onto the Hancock wharf, and other items. Now it is a wonderful contemporary art gallery, showing rising and established regional artists. Both of these sit on the banks of the York river, a lovely setting with a big wide dock. All this 40 minutes from my home!I have painted here several times.

George Marshall Store

George Marshall Store

Framed "Rockport Rooflines

Rockport Rooflines

12x24

oil on prepared panel

framed in gold

$525

I'm still in Rockport. The red building is Motif #1, so called because it has been painted so many times.They even have a festival for it.  I've done my share of paintings with the building in sight. After a long morning painting, I had put all my paints away and was sitting on a bench overlooking the harbor to eat my lunch and relax. There was no rest for me because I was drawn into the amazing interplay of all the rooflines in my view. I like the overall feeling of the piece, very fresh and free and colorful and I like the masts of the pirate ship behind the building.!

Framed "The Red Skiff"

The Red Skiff

12x12

Oil on Canvas

Gold Frame

$375

This is my favorite breakfast place in Rockport. When I go there I love to go very early and get a good free parking spot! So after I arrive, I treat myself to breakfast at the Red Skiff. All your favorites. This is a plein aire painting. Luckily, I painted this before all the cars parked in front!

Framed "Welcome to Bearskin Neck"

Welcome to Bearskin Neck

12x12

oil on canvas

Gold frame

$375

I thought maybe you were getting bored with all those skies so it's time to see another line of my art. Bearskin Neck is the famous shopping street in Rockport, Massachusetts. Lots of really quaint shops, many flowers, shoppers,lobster and clams, strudel, ice cream, and sea views.