Added a few more paintings to my Studio Clearance Sale. including this demo I did with my painting class a few summers ago. The blue dinghy was very appealing, and the truck behind it was originally white, replaced by a blue one, and eventually a red one... I love a moving target.
Finding all kinds of things as I clean out. Use the link above, click on any image and you will see its dimensions and pricing information. Thanks in advance for looking.
The
day began here on Monhegan with fog, and gray... more gray than fog.
Fog is intriguing. Today's fog held the promise of burn off, an
occasional yellow cast, and the instinctive reach for sunglasses on top
of my head.
Today I painted, nestled into the rocks between the two beaches, just in front of the iconic
Red House on Monhegan Harbor. The fog was fascinating, undulating
through the harbor from south to north. Manana was in view, gone from view,
back, gone. I painted the average, this lovely fishing boat and dinghy
in the foreground. Have to admit, I chased the fog a bit, but am happy
with the result. Eventually, the sky cleared above, showing some blue,
but it remained hazy in the harbor itself.
I painted to the myriad of sounds in the harbor, teens snorkeling and fishing, families on Swim Beach, ferries arriving and departing, ducks swimming in formation after their mother, seagulls being seagulls. What a great day. Thanks for looking.
Manana is a very small, mostly uninhabited, island just west of Monhegan. Aside from providing a sheltered harbor for the larger island, Manana also provides a gorgeous backdrop from almost every vantage point on the east side of Monhegan Island. I enjoy painting Manana, looking at Manana as I meander through my days, and collecting paintings of Manana. I am thrilled to have added a lovely study of Manana by Alison Hill to my collection.
"In the Dinghy" is a sketch of the harbor from Fish Beach. The father and daughter made several trips from the beach to their mooring, reminding me of my days as a child in our old dinghy rowing back and forth just because I could. Thanks for looking.
