Stonington, Deere Isle, and the First Ever Downeast Writers' Conference
It was providential that I caught wind of gathering of writers when listening to KC Live! on RadioPower.org. Deere Isle, Maine has been a favorite painting destination for years. A writers conference could provide the best of all possible foils for me, right? To boost the visual/painter impulse, go to a very beautiful place and investigate matters of the mind. Yes, it was time to go paint there again. And the best part-- my friend Elise (also a painter and writer) would go too!
Elise and our water's edge cabin |
The view from front patio and some more. |
Here's one from the cardline--a painting done in mid 90's |
and now, same location -- 102 Greenhead Road |
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Stepping back, same view with boat |
Painting in the works enlarged here |
Elise in front of lobster pound |
Same lobster pound, evening; I painted...
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with this going on behind my back! |
Scoping out more painting locations near Burnt Cove. Years ago I did a painting near here that became this card
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I painted here many times (Example)
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and Elise joined me |
We wanted to paint here, but the bottom was so mucky that the only good spot was back up in the road--where I am taking this shot. Even though it was a narrow and curvy back road sort of road, raffic was rather fast and scary, with little shoulder area. A local told me that the roads are pretty much a free for all, and those not doing at least 45 or 50 mph are not looked kindly upon .
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Not sure if tree decoration is a normal part of the Maine Lobster scene these days, but I cerrtainly found my photo-capturing abilities excercised. Perhaps next time I'll try painting it... . Page Two