October 4th, 2016
Magnolia, Massachusetts
Oil on Canvasboard, 18 x 24 in

Finally got to go painting today, beautiful weather, a new location, good company. At the edge of the beach were a pile of boats, and I thought to myself “I’m going to try something a little different today, I’m going to paint those boats! But first, the background!” Well, when I started the tide was low. I began, as one does, with the sky, then worked my way down to the land and distant water, taking some time to be attentive to the tree. Well, to make a long story short, the heaps of smelly seaweed and the water inadvertently became my subject, because I have a bit of a water fixation, especially if I haven’t painted in a while. The boats weren’t super interesting anyway. Maybe another time. Despite omitting the intended subject of the painting, I’d say it went pretty well.