Eastport Maine - Abandoned Cannery, Tides Institute
Charcoal and Gouache on paper
This painting is an elaboration of an on location watercolor sketch that I did in Eastport last summer. The effect of the light striking the abandoned cannery and the strong shadows was what drew me to this subject. I'll set this aside and go back to it at a later date.
Its also another example to me that I'm never quite sure where a painting is going to lead me. When I think of Eastport and the coast of Maine in general - I don't think of barely including the ocean in a scene painted on the coast.
I plan to do five or six variations of this subject, including increasing the space between the buildings to show more of the harbor and the working coast.
While working, I had a visit from one of my studio assistants (Whisper). I think he likes the painting - but he's not saying. The cat has his tongue.
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