Looking Across to Eastport

Thursday morning at Campobello Island I walked down the front lawn at the Hubbard Cottage where I set up and made this 12x16 oil on panel.  It's a view across Friars Bay towards Eastport, Maine, the first place the sun shines each day in the United States.  

Floating Wharf at Welshpool

This 9x12 oil on panel is the third painting I did last Wednesday, this time at Welshpool, on Campobello Island.  It represents a floating dock/warehouse, which appears to be connected to the salmon farm out in the bay.  Located in the bay were several large, flat, round cages, which we were told were for raising salmon.  This painting was done late in the afternoon at high tide.  My wife and I were on Campobello Island attending a Road Scholar program on Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt, wonderfully presented by Linda and Robert Godfrey.

Herring Cove

A 12x16 oil on panel view from the high point at Herring Cove on Campobello Island.  I learned later that I was standing near the spot where Eleanor Roosevelt sat against a tree in 1962 for the last photo taken of her before she died.  She loved this location, and I can understand why.

Wilson's Beach at Campobello Island

Wednesday this week there were no clouds or rain in the weather forecast at Campobello Island, but the day still started with heavy fog.  I drove to Wilson's Beach, set up to paint and waited for the fog to dissipate.  As you can see, it was low tide.  The owner of the largest boat, called "The Godsend," came by to chat, as did several other people from the area.  This is a 12x16 oil on panel.