Boothbay Harbor

On our last full day in Maine, the three of us took a ride to Boothbay Harbor. We walked around in and out of some of the shops. Neither of them planned on sketching so I left them shopping and went down where the harbor boats take people out on cruises. I sat on a bench and sketched the colorful ticket booth in front of me.

A man came over to see what I was doing and started telling me that his 12 year old loves to draw and is very good, but she has no confidence in what she creates and is very shy and also autistic. He asked if he could bring her over to see what I was doing. By the time I finished the painting they hadn’t come over so I packed up my stuff and went over to meet my sisters. The family happened to see me there and came over so I got to show her this painting. She was really sweet and told me she has been doing a lot of Procreate art lately, so I asked her if she had any of her work on her phone. She didn’t but I gave her my card and asked her to send me something that she did. We all had a nice chat about sketching and painting and I stressed how important it is to keep practicing. I hope she got a little encouragement and continues to make art. I love encounters with young budding artists.

Again I took some photos during my morning walk in Damariscotta.

Maine Visit - Day 2

 We lucked out with our trip to Maine and had really nice weather. On our second day we headed down to the Boothbay area. We wanted to see how the storm had affected that area, and I wanted to sketch. Michelle was more interested in going into the few shops that were open. We were a few days early for the start of the season. That meant no crowds and free parking.

We drove out to Ocean Point. Almost the entire road down along the point had to be completely replaced after the winter storms, and they are almost finished. There was a section that had beautiful pine trees, but all of them were knocked down by the waves.

There is a foot bridge that crosses the Boothbay Harbor which had been repaired recently, so we headed out there to sketch. There were benches which was nice, but the top railing ended up being right in our line of sight. It was foggy and what we were sketching kept disappearing. lol

Chris and Michelle went to go into a few stores and I sat outside what is one of my favorite stores there. They have nice t-shirts. Usually it is a difficult spot to sketch because of the cars and trucks coming through, but it was quiet when we were there. I did go into the store when I finished, but I didn't buy anything.

Just in case you were wondering about our meals up there we made sure to fit in the required fried scallops and clams.

30 x 30 Direct Watercolor & More

Today is the final day of my direct watercolor challenge. I headed down to Boothbay Harbor to do my last painting of the lobster traps and buoys at the lobster wharf there. It started to drizzle so I painted from the car. 

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Next I headed for lunch at the lobster place next door. I ordered and there was a big clap of thunder followed by more thunder. I grabbed my food and like everyone else fled inside. It poured for about 15 minutes and I left when it stopped. I drove over to Ocean Point and parked along the water to paint. It was still drizzling but I was able to see to paint. It is really a pretty spot.

I noticed some big, black clouds behind me and it stormed again. I stayed put until the storm passed and then headed home.

Travels in Maine - Part III

Today was not only cold but windy and cloudy, so nobody wanted to do any sketching outside today.

We did take a drive down to Ocean Point in Boothbay Harbor. It is a beautiful spot with views

of the rocks, the water, the cottages, and a sailboat or two. I didn't get out of the car to take any photos and we did all our sketching/painting from the warm car. I parked in two different locations.

Ocean Point I

Ocean Point II

Boothbay View

I always try to get down to Boothbay Harbor when I visit my sister in Maine.

There are so many great views by the harbor.

Maine Water Views

The good thing about painting in Maine is there are so many good views of the water.

This was done while sitting on Pemaquid Beach.

We took a ride over to Ocean Point near Boothbay Harbor. This is a great spot for rocks and water. Of course I didn't follow my gut and do the little red and white boat first. The owners came and took it while I was painting it! I told them they weren't allowed to remove the model but they just took it.