Work in Progress Foggy Harbor Fisherman Original Painting by Sandra Estes

Today's Work In Progress

Heavy morning fog loomed over Bar Harbor, Maine.  I saw a lone fisherman sitting on the dock, and immediately thought the scene would make a great painting.  The fisherman kindly agreed to let me photograph him.

Lobster Boat, Lobstermen, Maine, Harbor, Impressionism, Seascape, Original Painting

THE LOBSTER BOAT
Acrylic
6 x 6 x 1 1/2"
© 2012 Sandra Estes

I love going up the coast of Maine.  I did this painting using some photos I took while visiting Bar Harbor Maine for reference.  On Mount Desert Island, I watched and took photos as a couple of lobstermen in Northeast Harbor, loaded lobster traps onto their boat and headed out of the Harbor.

This painting is sold to a collector in Maine.

Original Painting Pink and White Beach Umbrella Chair Ocean Seascape

Pink & White Beach Umbrella
Acrylic
ACEO

After almost 2 months of not being able to paint, I finally was able to complete this ACEO seascape. The focus of this painting is the fringed, bright pink and white beach umbrella. The umbrella stands on a patch of tall grass on the beach. Under the umbrella, a pink Adirondack chair sits facing out to the ocean and a distant sailboat.

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ACEO Painting Flowers Garden Seascape Gazebo Ocean

"Seaside Gazebo"
ACEO 2.5 x 3.5
Acrylic on paper canvas
Sold to a collector in Australia.

10% of final sale to support Environmental Defense Fund.

"The Light After the Storm" Original Seascape Pastel Painting

"The Light After The Storm"
ACEO Pastels
10% of final sale will support Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
Sold.

Last summer, my daughter and I had planned a drive along the coast. It turned out to be a stormy day. We decided to go anyway, despite the weather, as we would not have another chance for quite some time. It was warm and humid, and pouring rain with thunder and lightening. (Lightening is quite amazing at the ocean!) It was the kind of conditions where it is difficult to keep your windshield from fogging up. We continued on, hoping for a break in the rain and a chance to walk along the beach. When the rain finally did stop, the atmosphere was just magical! It was hauntingly beautiful, as if it were a dream or fantasy. It was humid but there was a sea breeze. It was dark and it was light at the same time like being on a dark stage under a spotlight. It seems to have left a permanent impression in my memory. I wonder if it always looks that way on all stormy days at the beach or if it was just that particular day. In this painting, I tried to capture the atmosphere of a warm summer day after a storm.

Starry Night Sailboat Hand Painted Christmas Ornament

Starry Night Sailboat Christmas Ornament

Hand painted, one of a kind, signed and dated on the back.
10% of final sale to support Bluewater Team of Friends of the Earth.
Sold.

"Egret On The Beach" Original ACEO Painting

"Egret On The Beach"
Acrylic
ACEO

"Sailboats At Twilight" Original Pastel Painting

8" x 10"Original Pastel painting on pastel paper

In this calming pleasant water scene, three sailboats glide gracefully on the water. The reflections of the sunlit sails casts a warm yellow glow in the water as the sun is low in the sky. The scene is framed by overhanging branches, the warm path that leads to the shore edged in low growing bushes.