Alongside the Craigville Painters

Once again this year, I joined the Craigville Painters to kick off their paint-out season.   I met coordinators Avis and Alison a couple of years ago and they invite me each year to visit their lovely seaside community located within the town of Centerville.   It was a good turnout with about eight painters.

On this day, we painted high above the beach at the top of the "100 steps" under the gazebo. Depicted in the middle of the painting is the private bathhouse building that sits right on the beach below the 100 steps.  This was a south facing view of Nantucket Sound.  The high humidity translated into a milky pink sky, a far shoreline that was pale blue, and ocean water that had a foggy greenish look to it.  I've learned to never hestitate to paint because the weather is cloudy, misty or muggy.  In paint, capturing the dense atmosphere can yield a painting with a dreamy feel to it.


Top of the Hundred Steps