Beach at Newport Harbor



King Park Newport

It was an overcast day at home, but a mere fifty miles southwest of home, in Newport, RI, it was a perfect "10."   The warm sunny skies had us thinking "beach" and after driving the scenic twelve mile ocean drive, we settled at a spot on Wellington Ave called King Park.  

A bright yellow catamaran rental down at the end of the beach had to be my center of interest.  So pretty! The closer shoreline led to the stack of rentals from bottom right to middle left.   The boulders of the jetty also seemed to point to the sailboat rentals.    Beyond the jetty the inner harbor was dotted with colorful sails and kayaks.

In the distance was a grassy cliff with trees, which was the grounds of Fort Adams.    The fort is not actually in view, but was just off to the right.
As always, I think plein air color is the best color, and beats studio efforts every time.