Inktober - Day 9 - Pumpkinfest X 2

Today is the last day of Pumpkinfest here in Damariscotta. Today's big event is the Pumpkin Regatta where huge pumpkins are hollowed out and turned into boats. I went down to the harbor at around 10 to find a place close to the water where I could sit on my chair. Of course they were forecasting rain during the day. I took my slicker just in case. Since I was there about 1 1/2 hrs before the racing would start I got a good location and I was right in front of the truck that was delivering the pumpkin boats. They were forklifted off the truck. I decided since they were so close to me that was what I would sketch. I used pencil first and then my water brush and watercolors. Then I started adding some ink. It spritzed a bit so I closed the sketchbook until it stopped and then I started again. I got a good part of this painting done before it really started to rain. I was getting just too wet and it didn't look like it was going to stop, so I packed up my stuff and headed over to one of the stores. I never did see any of the actual race. When I got back to my sister's house I finished painting and inking this sketch. 

Here are a few photos I took while I was sitting there.

The crowd waiting in the rain.

The forklift delivering the pumpkin boat to the river.

The Viking boat taking a spin.

The Unicorn boat out on the river.

After I dripped off a bit in one of the stores I went back out and sat across the street under the overhang in front of the bookstore on Main Street. That was a nice, dry place and I was able to do my  Inktober Day 9 sketch of the view across the street. One of the decorated pumpkins was sitting in front of the Damariscotta Center. #inktober #inktober2017

 Here is a photo I took of the scene...right about when the shuttle bus must have dropped people off. lol 

The Drone and Pine Tree Yarns

Kathleen (my niece) and Fionn (her boyfriend) are collaborating on a dance piece of hers that he is filming with a drone camera. They have spent a lot of time filming out in one of the meadows along the Damariscotta River. They were out there early this morning so when I took my walk I headed through town and up over there to see what was going on. When I got there Kathleen and the drone were just finishing up a taping session, so I didn't get a photo of the drone in action. I did get a photo of them viewing the filmed section on the computer in the woods. lol You can see his drone off to the side.

Here is part of the meadow that Kathleen was dancing in.

Our day continued with a visit to the gallery of her high school art teacher. He had some amazing huge woodcuts and linoprints as well as some graphitints and oil paintings. Much of his work was either marine themed or birds. We all wanted one of his huge turtle prints.

After lunch I walked into town (again) in order to do a painting for #WorldWatercolorMonth...you know I would have sketched/painted something anyway. lol This is Pine Tree Yarns which always has such colorful flowers in front of it.

Sketches from Maine

Here are two more sketches I did directly in ink on my am walks in Maine.

This is Glidden Street which has lovely houses and is along the Damariscotta River. It is actually in Newcastle because you cross the bridge to get there. I sat on a rock wall in front of someone's house to sketch this.

Kayaks have been among my favorite subjects this summer. There is just something about the colors that make them stand out. This display of kayaks was just by the bridge by the Damariscotta River.