"Cozy Harbor Inlet"

"Cozy Harbor Inlet"

11"x14" oil on linen panel

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This weekend I finished a painting that I started en plein air in September. When the Plein Air Painters of the Southeast visited, after one of our morning painting sessions and a great lunch at Oliver's in Cozy Harbor, Ann Self offered to show me another part of the village. And guess who were already there? Colin Page, Anne Blair Brown, and Andre Lucero! A couple of weeks later the sun and the tide converged and I was back. After two plein air sessions, I learned I'd been parking in someone's driveway, oops. And thus, the plein air painting was completed in the studio.

"Apples and Calvados"

"Apples and Calvados"

11"x14" oil on canvas

This painting is one of my favorites for the upcoming French Show at the Yarmouth Frameshop and Gallery. Like this one from Tina Ingraham's class, the calligraphy is the last step, which is really fun. I love drawing, and it's drawing on your painting. In fact, I was kind of frustrated with the painting, especially the mustard jar which I had taken 4 runs at, wondering if the whole thing was going to resolve. So I thought, OK, calligraphy time, let's see what happens. And basically everything happened. You've heard people say "the painting will tell you what it needs". I would say it told me what it liked, as I tried various marks, wiped them off and tried again.

Please join us at the show opening, 4-7PM on Saturday, at the Yarmouth Frameshop and Gallery, 720 US Route One, Yarmouth, ME.