Biking to the Scoop

Painting at Brant Rock Esplanade

It is so nice to drive or bike to The Scoop or The Hop for summer treats.   I'm imagining those days again and hope it warms up soon.   I set up for this paint-out the day before the recent rash of storms.  The ocean was so churned up that it threw sand, wood, debris, and of course, sea water onto the Brant Rock Esplanade.

You would never know it by looking at this depiction of the that the bike family shown in the painting would be up to their waists in ocean water.   I have used artists' license and inserted this family into the painting and in additionally, I am declaring it July! 

Biking to the Scoop

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Raising the Flag II

Raising the Flag II

These Marines carefully raised this large American flag on a massive flagpole supported by steel girders.   No part of the flag ever touches the ground and it immediately balloons out and up, catching the first breezes of the day.   As it unfurled I thought about how beautiful and symbolic a brand new flag is, especially in the yellowish-pink morning light.

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Mid-June Morning in Green Harbor (aka Summer Serenity)

Summer Serenity - Green Harbor

Dawn occurs when the sun breaks the horizon; everyone knows this.   What dawned on me a couple of years after moving to Green Harbor was that the location of daybreak is vastly different between early summer and six months later - early winter.    In June, it seems like the sun is practically rising in the north and similarly in winter, the sun breaks the horizon line far to the south over Duxbury Beach.  This painting depicts a mid-June morning in which the sun has been up for a couple of hours, yet still hovers due east from our beach.   The colors in the clouds and water are tinged with spectacular pinks, turquoise and lavender, and the darker water to the right and left is a grey-blue.   The sun is poking through clouds and rays of light cast extra sparkles and glare,  but yet is not quite high enough to fully illuminate the boulders and sandy shore.  

I've heard it said that the French Riviera has similar light to Green Harbor.   And let's face it, if they said it, it must be true!

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Ocean Bluff Jetty

Along Ocean St - In Progress

The coastline varies quite a bit along the South Shore of Massachusetts.    White sandy beaches turn into rocky areas, and in one high elevation area near me, you could call it a bluff.    The beach houses in this scene appeared to be built on rocky ledges and a man-made jetty juts out from the shore.


Access to this spot is easy as Ocean St parallels the shore along this stretch and even affords parking with this beautiful view. 

This painting may serve as a reminder of how beautiful the shoreline is - usually.   In the past few days, the ocean has served up one flooding tide after another.   It will be nice to have calm seas again.

Ocean Bluff Jetty