East Boothbay

                   In Good Company  6x8 oil on canvas panel   SOLD!

I always love all the islands both big and small that you can see just off the shore in Maine. This was painted in a place called Grimes Cove in East Boothbay. The sun was pouring down while we painted taking the bite out of the wind. We stopped for a while to eat our picnic lunch on the rocks. A perfect Maine painting day.

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Bernard Trip Plus Lobster! SOLD

                                             Triple Play  Bernard, Maine 6x8 oil on panel

This week my friend Dianne and I went on a painting trip to Bernard. This has been a favorite place of mine for years. Many times I have traveled to this harbor starting out before sunrise to take photos. This time we set up our easels for painting about 8:00 a.m. It was a very sunny sparkly day. Several people came by to talk. Fishing boats where coming and going all morning. Lucky for me these stayed in place the whole time I was working. It is always chancy when painting boats that the one you choose to paint may be the next one out to work the traps. By noon we had worked up an appetite and we walked over to Thurston's Restaurant for you guessed it, lobster rolls. It was my first this year and I told Dianne we were starting our summer out right!

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Portland's Old Port Festival !

 

                                                          Old Port Festival Parade

 I have been busy varnishing and framing paintings to bring to the Old Port Festival. I will leave tomorrow morning at 5:00 am to get to Portland about 7:00. There I will unload the car and set up my booth in about two hours. This festival is so much fun!! They shut down  5 blocks in the downtown to traffic. There are several stages set up around the streets where there is live music. This photo from last year is of the parade that travels through town about 11:00. There are two streets lined with artists booths. I will be located on Market Street at the corner of Milk Street. Come, come downtown for some fun and drop by my booth. I would love to see you and share the new work that I have been doing with you !!
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Marshall Point Lighthouse SOLD

                                              Marshall Point Lighthouse 6x8 oil on panel

Marshall Point Lighthouse is located in St. George, Maine. This lighthouse can be seen from the ferry to Monhegan Island if you take the ferry out of Port Clyde. Many people know this lighthouse as the one made famous in the movie Forrest Gump. I don't paint many lighthouses but I do love them. They are such an important part of the maritime history of Maine and I think they are very symbolic in many ways.   www.sandydolan.com 

Whetstone, East Branch of the Penobscot River SOLD

                                          Whetstone Reflections  12x12 oil on canvas panel
                               Available at North Light Gallery  www.artnorthlight.com

This view is just below the Whetstone Falls on the East Branch of the Penobscot River. There is a bridge there that provides a great view and location to paint from. I started this painting on location. I did a lot of work on this yesterday in the studio and finished it this morning. I think I will definitely return to this area many times because there are many beautiful views like this one.    www,sandydolan.com   

Port Clyde

                                              Sun Bathers  Port Clyde 6x8 oil on panel

This is a painting that I worked on this week. I started it on location in Port Clyde while I was waiting for the ferry to Monhegan Island. I liked the dory shapes in contrast to the verticals created by the pilings. I finished it in the studio. www.sandydolan.com

Sold!

                                                        Sunflowers  6x8 oil on panel

Garden Table for Two  6x6 oil on panel

First Boat Out 6x8 oil on panel

These are a few paintings that sold recently.  I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to my customers and followers.  I am looking forward to a great year.  Thank you for being a part of it all!

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