Along Water Street in Plymouth

Water Street Shops

Gift shops opened their doors - literally - to tourists and locals on this warm, sunny September day.
Along Water Street there was a steady stream of walkers and many were interested enough to stop and chat about and/or observe the painting process.   The palette knife seems to be of particular interest.  I explained that I liked doing skies with wispy clouds with the palette knife, after which I usually switch to a brush. 



Many people stopped: a couple from Orleans who were spending the day on the "mainland."  two French speaking women with palette knife technique questions, a retired Cinncinati couple, lovely ladies Ellie and Christine, a female National Parks Ranger and a young mother who wondered, could that neck of land out there (Long Beach) possibly be Cape Cod?  A young lawyer from China even bought a painting of the Mayflower that I had done last year. 



Brewster Street Afternoon

I got two paintings done from virtually the same spot.   One painting captured the block of shops between Water Street and Winslow Street.  Racks of clothing, colorful souvenir shirts and bags hang along the windows.  The second painting is the scene looking up Brewster Street, the 1820 Courthouse and The Spire Theater at the top of the street.   For this second painting, I was looking directly into the sun, so the values are simplified to bright and dark.   The "black top" of the street actually appeared white. :)