Island's Edge

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Island's Edge
Charcoal on Paper 12" x 18"

This is my latest piece, inspired by many trips to Long Island, Maine and along the Maine coast in general.  The more frequently I draw, the more I approach drawings like a painting.  Not just in terms of composition, but also in terms of technique and approach.  When my drawing becomes more free, I begin to experience the "happy accidents" that occur in watercolor painting as well.  Where the effects of nature, the emotions you are feeling, appear almost unconsciously or accidentally.

I've been paying more and more attention to sky.  Each day , each few minutes actually,  brings its own abstract painting into being.  The ocean, even as a storm approaches or in full storm, has always brought a sense of peace to me.  It's vastness and power always serve to put things into perspective for me.  Problems that seemed so vast, almost insurmountable, vanish in the spray and thunder of the ocean.

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