View Of Manana Island

Odom House, Monhegan Island, 9 x 12" oil on Raymar Panel,© Fay Terry, 2015

This was painted on a sunny afternoon and I was lucky to find a spot in the shade where I could work

without the sun on my palette and canvas. It was a fun place to paint since it was close to the main road and many people stopped to talk. My friend Louise painted the house from a slightly different view. We were across from the store where we got pineapple coconut muffins and cold drinks when we needed to take a break. It was one of many wonderful days of painting.

Twenty Seven Of Thirty

Smooth Sailing, 6 x 6 " oil on panel, ©2014, Fay Terry

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I love watching sailboats and the great variety in the way they appear in the water. This one looks very laid back and dreamy. The afternoon was warm and the best place to be was out on the water in a boat or a kayak. 

I had fun playing with the colors on the house while the sun made the roof shimmer and look orange and pink. 

Four Of Thirty

Pope's Folly Island, 6 x 8 " oil on linen, ©2014, Fay Terry

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This is one of the most beautiful spots in the world; the view here is from the town of Lubec, Maine. The island forms a boundary between the United States turf, and Canadian property.  It was decided that Pope's Folly would belong to the U.S. in 1895 at the same time that an English vessel was trying to smuggle forty cases of rum onto Campobello Island while pretending to export it to the U.S. on Pope's Folly Island. The two court decisions were heard together as one, since both depended on which country controlled the island.

Pope's Folly island is named for a man who was jilted by his true love and decided to row the short distance from the mainland and live alone on the tiny island.

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Boats

Bright Boats, 12 x 16 " oil on canvas, ©2014, Fay Terry

I have worked on this painting since my recent post of the first version. I decided to change and improve it so that it would have more of a sunlit look. I made the middle values darker and strengthened the shadows inside the boats. It was a challenge, but I know it will help me with the future boat paintings I am looking forward to doing. I hope to paint this scene again on a larger canvas. 

This one is being donated to the O'Neal School annual silent auction, which is always in February. 

Warm Sun, Icy Water

Looking For A Buddy, 6 x 6 " oil on gessobord panel, ©2014

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This seagull was near the pier on Campobello Island where I took many photos of the gulls.

At the other end of the dock, there were usually six or seven birds perched together but this guy seemed to be a loner and did not venture over to where the others were. Maybe he wasn't a local there and was just visiting in Canada.

I am just in the mood to paint summer paintings after seeing the The Summer In Winter Challenge on Daily Paintworks.

Guarding The Dock

Gull In The Sun, 5 x 7 " oil on panel

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This is one of the many seagulls I photographed. They never seem to stay in one spot long enough to paint. They were all quite plump but that may just be in preparation for the long cold days ahead.

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Aah, Summer!

Checking The Traps, 20x16 oil on canvas, ©2012, Fay Terry

This painting will be in my upcoming show in 

Southport, NC, at Franklin Square Gallery

The study for this painting was done a few days ago on an 8x10 panel, and I had such a great time working larger for this one.

 It was a sparkling clear morning in Maine when I spotted these lobstermen while we were coming back from Cape Porpoise, Maine in my cousin's boat. I was lucky to get such a great photo to work from since both our boats were in motion. 

Now I am really excited about painting ocean vessels There are so many things I love to paint, and summer scenes at the coast are high on my list. 

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Maine Memories

Monhegan Boats, 9x12" oil on panel, ©2012, Fay Terry

This was a fun scene for me to paint and I can't wait to do a larger version of this one. The sky is bluer than it looks in this photo. We had a stormy afternoon and it was raining a bit when I took this outside to photograph it.