"Humble Icon", 16x20, oil on linen
I was delighted to find out today that "Humble Icon" has been chosen one of the Top 100 in Paint America's 2010 competition of contemporary American artworks! If you would like to learn more about Paint America, please visit their website here, and peruse the other beautiful paintings available for purchase of scenes from traditional America.
This humble little red lobster shack is a national icon. It has been painted by thousands of artists over the years and has an endearing quality to it, by virtue of its humble stance at this location on a rocky wharf jutting into the Atlantic in a lovely little town in north eastern Massachusetts.
This humble little red lobster shack is a national icon. It has been painted by thousands of artists over the years and has an endearing quality to it, by virtue of its humble stance at this location on a rocky wharf jutting into the Atlantic in a lovely little town in north eastern Massachusetts.
When we were in Rockport we stayed at The Seaward Inn, an absolutely delightful Bed and Breakfast facing the Atlantic, a few minutes drive from the center of town. We stayed in a little room on the third floor, and we were told it is Whoopi Goldberg's preferred room when she stays at the Inn. The entire cast of A Perfect Storm, including hunky George Clooney, evidently stayed at this Inn during the filming of the movie in 2000, and I can say that both Gloucester, where the movie was filmed and Rockport are worthy of a return visit. Rockport supports an active artist colony, and I hope to return there this summer to do some plein air painting in that beautiful golden light!
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Always very nice !
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