This scene was painted from a photograph that I took while aboard the Hingham-to-Boston Ferry. The ferry passes by several Boston Harbor Islands and although this is Castle "Island", that is a misnomer today because it has been connected by land for a couple of centuries. The fortress shown is Fort Independence which is located at the entrance to the Boston Inner Harbor. A large fishing pier can be seen in the foreground as well as a towering obelisk honoring shipbuilder Donald McKay and the fast and beautiful clipper ships that he had designed and constructed in Boston back in the late 1800's.
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| Castle Island Evening |
A trip to Castle Island for a hot dog at Sullivan's and a walk around the fort is an institution known well by most Bostonians. It is not unusual to see a crowd on any day of the week and among them are tourists, school busses of children on field trips, lunching blue collar and white collar workers enjoying the cool sea breeze just adjacent to Boston Harbor. With Logan International Airport just on the other side of the channel, a constant flow of jets roar overhead, thus a jet is a must for this painting.
The photo reference was nice enough because of the low angled light and long shadows, but as is often the case when painting from a photo, the painting is just nicer. The light has a warm feel to it that the photo's light doesn't. I didn't fuss over the people on the pier and walking. I just placed dots of color that might suggest their clothing on this beautiful summer evening.
1 comment:
Nice work. I visit this place frequently to walk. I also enjoy the Hingham-Boston Ferry as well. Great job on this!!
~Rich
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