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watercolor) of some shrimpers lieing idle in a canal in Empire, LA

Wickford Harbor
Wickford is an enchanting old village on the western shore of Narragansett Bay, RI just south of Quonset Point. It has a nicely sheltered harbor and is a favorite stop for touring boaters. After visiting the galleries and boutiques of the village one should walk the small side streets and experience a walk back in time to the 1700's. Although I live in the northern part of the state I visit down there quite often to paint and check on my work displayed at the gallery FIVE MAIN.

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	A Stiff Breeze This picture was inspired by one painted by one of my favorite marine artists, Marin Marie (1901-1987). A passionate sailor, inventor, and artist, I first came across his work in the Musee de la Marine in Paris and was blown away by his realistic portrayals of the sea (especially how cold and mean it can get). This painting shows a small fishing boat in a healthy blow. I can't believe how much sail they have up and I don't see how they set the spinnaker pole in such a heavy breeze.
	The Topsail Sloop, Providence This is a painting of the 110 foot fully rigged faithful replica of John Paul Jones’s first command. During her distinguished Naval career, the 12 gun Providence sank or captured 40 British enemy vessels. This replica was built to take part in our nations 200th anniversary celebrated in 1995 and is shown here sailing on Narragansett Bay between India Point (her home port) and Newport. The Newport-Jamestown bridge is shown in the background. The original vessel was built in 1770 by John Brown of Providence as the sloop Katy, a merchant. She was renamed the Providence when the R.I. Colonial Legislature organized a Navy in 1775 to protect shipping in Narragansett Bay from British patrols
	Nauset Beach, Cape Cod I've talked about this notorious (for ship wrecks) stretch of beach and the nefarious "mooncussers" in a previous show New England Lighthouses . Just south of here is Coast Guard Beach - a fabulous place for body and body-board surfing (albeit, the coldest water I ever swam in). If you want to stay in the water for any lenght of time and still avoid hypothermia, a wet suit is a necessity.
	Fixer Upper This is a very old painting of mine I had almost forgotton. I remembered it when accompanying my daughter who is looking for a house to buy. She is a first time buyer and can't afford too much for her first home. Some of the houses we have looked at are in pitiful shape with a ridiculously high price. It has been a discouraging search. As I remember, this abandoned house sat on one acre of land and they couldn't give it away. It had only one bedroom, a small kitchen, living/dining room and no garage. Today, it would be priced at $150,000 or higher, depending on its location. Unreal!!
	Along the South Coast of Nova Scotia Some years ago my wife and I toured the south coast of Nova Scotia. We didn't get too far as I had to keep stopping and doing some sketching and take reference photos. It was like driving along one giant picture postcard. We found this lone lobsterman at one of our stops. Petite Rivere was painted on her stern. I added my wifes name.
	Nova Scotia Fishing Village Actually, the small fishing village is on the south coast of Nova Scotia but the background mountain isn't. The original forested background across the harbor was totally non-interesting, so I substituted the mountain. The light is early evening.
	Outbound A brigantine is being towed out of the harbor on the evening tide. My first attempt with this subject was a watercolor disaster. Instead of ripping it up and throwing it way, I tried my hand fixing it with acrylic paint. It was my first try with this medium and I used it much like I would watercolor except now I had the advantage of working with an opaque medium. I used a number of glazes gradually covering my previous watercolor and was able to fix mistakes as well as change the whole mood of the painting. The most fun was being able to work with white paint (an option that is not available in pure transparent watercolor).
	Tall Ship in Newport This painting was made to celebrate the arrival of the Tall Ships in Newport in July of 2000. It is based on one of the reference photos that I have in my file and not on any particular ship. I put the Newport Bridge in the background to bring it home.
	Big Sky, Tall Ship You can tell in this painting that I was more interested in depicting one of the dramatic skies that one often experiences at sea. Perhaps they are more impressive at sea because there is no interference with the view, from overhead, all the way down to the horizon. I tried to capture this feeling by using a very low horizon line and making the ship only a very small obstruction to the eye.
	Tea Trader This gal has everything up except her stuns'ls and is racing with a following wind off her port quarter. I'm a romantic and if I had to make up a story about her, I'd say she is loaded with tea and is racing home from China hoping to be the first in port to unload fresh tea for a handsome price.
	Bermuda Bound We were sailing from Newport to Cuttyhunk (in the Elizabeth Islands) on not the most pleasant of sails because of a building sea and a contrary offshore breeze that came and went as it pleased, when we saw this topsail schooner. What a beautiful sight she was with the bit in her teeth and every sail set except the fores'l. She was sailing south with a following sea so naturally I made up the story that she was on her way to Bermuda. Well, she could have been.
	Outbound I painted this picture from an old photo I had of the Christian Raddich as she left Narragansett Bay. She visited Newport in the first Tall Ship festival some ten to fifteen years ago. I did not see her this time around at Newport.
	Topsail Schooner This topsail schooner, Californian,was built at Spanish Landing, San Diego,and launched in May 1984. It is a replica of the C.W. Lawrence, an 1848 Revenue Service Cutter which was the first of its kind assigned to patrol the California coast. It is currently operated by the Nautical Heritage Society and is involved in a program of youth and adult education throughout the year along the California coastline.
	Gertrude Thebaud vs Bluenose In the last of the International Fisherman' races (Dennis Cup trophy) the Gloucester entry, GERTRUDE L. THEBAUD, competed against the Nova Scotian schooner, BLUENOSE in a series of five races. The THEBAUD took the first race, but the BLUENOSE won the next two. The THEBAUD came back to win the fourth race to tie the series. In the fifth and deciding race BLUENOSE beat THEBAUD by only two minutes and fifty seconds, but it was enough to take home the Dennis Trophy. This 1938 event signaled the end of an era. By this time fishing schooners had become obsolete having been replaced by diesel powered draggers. Sadly, these once proud examples of Yankee design were both sunk in the 1940's while working as freighters in the Caribbean.
	Two Old Ladies I saw these two old schooners lieing close together in the harbor at Camden, Maine. The harbor was crowded with other craft but, I cut them out along with other distractions so that the picture could relay my feelings as I gazed on these two relics. These two gals have seen it all. They're tired and grateful for this period of rest. Aye lad, what tales they could tell if only they could speak. (I mean no disrespect to my wife whose name appears on the stern of one of them)
	Shrimper This is a quick sketch (india ink/watercolor) of some shrimpers lieing idle in a canal in Empire, LA
	Wickford Harbor Wickford is an enchanting old village on the western shore of Narragansett Bay, RI just south of Quonset Point. It has a nicely sheltered harbor and is a favorite stop for touring boaters. After visiting the galleries and boutiques of the village one should walk the small side streets and experience a walk back in time to the 1700's. Although I live in the northern part of the state I visit down there quite often to paint and check on my work displayed at the gallery FIVE MAIN.