Laundry on the Line

Laundry on the Line

Oil on Wood

12"X12"

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There's a lot to love about my island neighbors, not the least of which is their superb laundry. Always a visual treat on a sunny afternoon at the end of July.

Bella at the Wheel

Bella at the Wheel

Oil on Wood

12"X12"

Our neighbor, Hal is long gone, but his old Plymouth lives on as do memories of our shared time on the island.

The paint color went with his wardrobe which was bright and joyful and full of pizazz, a perfect match for his personality. It was always a welcome sight to see him meandering across our lawn.

Hal's family has lovingly cared for the car and today their dog, Bella, was at the wheel, a welcome moment of memory and levity in the neighborhood.

Gabriel Sails By

Gabriel Sails By

Oil on Wood

6"X6"

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It was too nice a day this morning to do anything other than sit on the deck and watch the world go by. So we did, and were there when Gabriel sailed by in our old Rhodes 19, finding just enough breeze here and there to sail back and forth in and out of view for a good long time. A lovely sight, unfolding in slow motion, on a sunny Saturday in July.

Morning at Heliker-LaHotan

Morning at Heliker - LaHotan

Oil on Wood

12"X12"

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Artists Victoria Rees and Peter Lloyd-Jones are resident artists this month at The Heliker - LaHotan Foundation on the island. They both gave inspired presentations on Sunday, which included an invitation from Tory to all of us on the island to sit for a 45 minute portrait in the LaHotan studio where she is working. I signed right up right away and and rode my bike over Wednesday morning. She painted while I sketched her painting me. We talked, and I soaked in the history and beauty of Bob LaHotan's studio overlooking the Pool and everything about the experience has filled me with awe and inspiration and deep down gratitude ever since.

Island Runner

Island Runner

Oil on Wood

12"X12"

Warm sun. Cool shade. The stuff that Maine is made of.

Island Afternoon

Island Afternoon

Oil on Wood

12"X12"

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After watching ribbons of fog come and go and come again, I walked with friends to the end of the island and back in time to meet the men folk for lunch at the cafe.  

By then it was mid afternoon. The fog had cleared, the air was warm, and my neighbor's laundry blew kisses in the breeze, as I rode by on my bicycle. 

That's what we call a perfect day.

Ann and Avery at the Farnsworth

Ann and Avery at the Farnsworth

Oil on Wood

10"X10"

Everything is enhanced by Ann's presence. Milton Avery's "The Typist" at the Farnsworth was no exception on our outing with friends last week to Rockland to fill up on friendship and art.

I love this quote from Rothko:

"What was Avery's repertoire? His living room, Central Park, his wife Sally, his daughter March, the beaches and mountains where they summered; cows, fish heads, the flight of birds; his friends and whatever world strayed through his studio: a domestic, unheroic cast."

My kind of guy.

July Sky

July Sky

Oil on Wood

24"X24"

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Maine is showing its colors again. We are stunned and surprised, as if seeing it for the first time. 

Island Path

Island Path

Oil on Wood

12"X12"

Finding my way back onto the island. It doesn't change, but I do. Starting over. Again.