I renamed my plein air rock paintings "The Sentinal Series" as they have developed into a wonderful collection of repeating images over the past three years. They group together very effectively because they're painted from the same location - a pocket beach on a small island in Casco Bay, Maine. The rocks are muscular, and seem to speak to one another as they guard the small bit of sand and sheltered waters of the cove. My three grandchildren have all learned to swim here, despite how unbelievably frigid the water is. Seaweed, hermit crabs, skipping rocks and tide pools. Just wonderful. Their teeth chatter and their lips turn blue and they cry if we make them come out to warm up.
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