Fire in the Sky

Fire in the Sky 

10 in. x 10 in., acrylic on canvas    

$140 unframed

A stylized view of another unique sunset over the salt marshes of Wells Reserve along the southern Maine coast.  The skies are different every single night in Wells, and just when I think I've painted myself out on this subject, here comes another visual feast; trust me when I say there is no lack of inspiration there.  This piece was painted in several little 45-minute increments over the course of a few lunch breaks at work with my portable paintbox I fashioned into a pochade so that I could work on my art while stuck at work.  I brought it back to the studio when the painting got to the "home stretch" stage for final details and neatening up, and I really like the deep reds against the blues of the twilight sky. 

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Six Seabirds

 

Six Seabirds

24 in. x 12 in., 

Acrylic on canvas    

$300 unframed

A few weeks ago I sat watching the tide recede from Crescent Beach in Wells, Maine, with sketchbook and camera in my lap.  The wind was a bit stiff, the sky was all roily and the retreating tide undressed this hulking monolith on which the birds loitered and chatted, all in a row.  

This was a fun low-light painting to build from moody colors in the atmosphere, down to the glossy beach, the surf-drenched rocks, and of course, the gaggle of wet cormorants atop their salty outpost.  This is a tall painting, one foot wide by two feet tall, bigger than this blog format makes it appear.

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Pemigewasset Flow (The Basin)

Pemigewasset Flow (The Basin)

9 in. x 12 in., acrylic on canvas    

$160 unframed

The Basin is an impressive, naturally-occurring hole in solid, granite rock, spanning 20 feet across, at the southern end of Cannon Mountain within Franconia Notch State Park in Lincoln, New Hampshire.  The cascading Pemigewasset River tumbles down the foothills and into The Basin like a huge, roiling cauldron, continually pounding its concave surface smooth.  I've tried here to capture the noise and vigor of one of the waterfalls on the Pemi galloping down alongside one of the trails in the cool of the day.

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