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| Waiting out the Fog, oil on canvasboard, 12X9, sold |
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| Some incredible boats assembling in Camden for the Camden feeder of the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta. |
Yesterday I painted in Camden, which is home to the Northeast’s
largest windjammer fleet. There are even more gorgeous wooden boats than usual right
now, because they are gathering from all over for the first turn of the Eggemoggin
Reach Regatta. I had to remind myself that I was there to paint, not drool over
their brightwork.
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| The public restrooms in Camden always have the most entertaining graffiti.. |
When having trouble choosing, ask an expert: harbormaster Steve
Pixley duly recommended a ketch (which may or may not have been named Saphaedra).
Several hours into my painting (top), a man stopped to chat with me and then moved
on. A little while later, he came back and asked me if I would paint a similar
painting of the Lazy Jack II, on
which his cousin will be married in mid-August. I’ve painted the Lazy Jack II
before, and I am thrilled to be asked to do it again.
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| Deflated, oil on canvasboard, 8X6, $150. Available. Contact Camden Falls Gallery if you're interested. |
How awesome is it to be part of two different love stories in the same week?
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| A note for my workshop students: bring bungee cords if you plan to paint on floating docks. It's a real pain to fish an easel out of the ocean. |
People come to places like Camden for the experience, and
they often want to take a tiny bit of that home with them. Yes, they can buy
lovely things in the shops in Camden, but a painting will remind them of a
moment in Maine every time they look at it. Long after we have all passed on, that
painting will still say something about a beautiful day, a time and a place.
Sorry, folks. My workshop in Belfast, ME is sold out. Message me
if you want a spot on my waitlist, or information about next year’s programs.
Information is available here.
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