My painting, Staying Afloat, was accepted into the Watercolor Society of Oregon’s 47th
Annual Transparent Watercolor Show. The juror, Chris Van Winkle, chose 80
paintings from 268 entries. The show opening will be held at the Resort
at the Mountain, Welches, OR on Oct. 6 and the paintings will be on display
until Oct. 26, 2012.
The inspiration for Staying
Afloat came from a photo I took of a tree draped with lobster buoys on
the quaint island of Isle au Haut, Maine. The island, which is part of
Acadia National Park, is only accessible by boat. The buoy tree is
located near the Town Landing where the ferryboat docks and is a colorful,
welcoming site. The buoy tree is much like the shoe
trees that have spread along Oregon’s highways and beyond but I think the lobster
buoys are more lively and charming than the shoes and thought it would be a fun
subject to paint.
5 comments:
Congrats that is exciting! Beautiful painting!
Your painting is beautiful. I love the story you wrote about it :)
Thanks Meghan and Janet! It was a very fun painting to paint. I always get inspired to paint lobster buoys after our summer trips to Maine.
Congrats Jacqueline! Lovely representation of a fun subject. Wish I could see it in person ... perhaps another time. Did temp work in Maine a number of years ago - it's a lovely place. You should come up to Alaska (Kodiak) and paint crab pots!!!
Congratulations, Jacqueline! Your "Staying Afloat" is lovely---so YOU! I am happy for you and proud of the judge's good taste in including your painting in the winners' circle! :)
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