I did a few Halloween inspired mini paintings at Olish's Farm in Eastport. They always have such great setups of their merchandise. I began with some pumpkins done directly in watercolors.
Happy Halloween
Our trees are slowly changing color, so rather than an Inktober post I'm posting some colorful trees that I found when I was out this week.
The Inktober prompt was to sketch my food. Here's breakfast...
This sketch fit the Inktober prompt as well as one of the items in the Creative Spark Scavenger Hunt. I had hoped to get close to the lighthouse but for some reason the entrance to the parking lot and part of the street was flooded. I wasn't sure if it was from the tide or not and didn't want to take a chance if the water was still rising. I did this from a street a bit away but the lighthouse was pretty far in the distance.
This time I used colored brush pens for my Inktober sketch. The colors are fun and perfect for an autumn tree on location.
The Inktober prompt was "still life with three objects." My onion, cut pepper, and delicata squash worked for this one. Unusual for me that I didn't add color.
#inktober #inktober2026
Another nor'easter was far off the coast here. It brought us strong winds, pounding surf, and coastal erosion. I hadn't been down to the ocean since before the last storm so I headed over to Smith Point Beach to see the effects. Directly in front of the concession stand and the beach staircase the dunes are completely gone. Here off to the side there are a few dunes, but the beach has been shortened a lot. The waves were pretty strong and had a nice spray so I sat and painted this view.
